Tuesday, August 23, 2005

What Is A Poet? Comments

Rating: 4.5

What is a poet but a drunken fool-
a pitiful being that staggers through
local taverns, pathetic and mad,
muttering gibberish to the masses,
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Alexander Shaumyan
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Sandra Feldman 19 February 2022

What a great poem this is! Raw, but in many cases true.Feels like someone just ripped off all the beautiful sice of poetry. No skin left, we see, underneath, the raw flesh and noty so acceptable feelings. In any case, great!

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Sandra Feldman 19 February 2022

What a great poem this is

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Sandra Feldman 26 September 2020

Redeeming factor At least someone says the truth, And sweeps the dirt Under the carpet, After!

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Herbert Nehrlich1 24 August 2005

Thank you for correcting this embarrassing faux-pas. It removed my toothache. H

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Matthew Pearson 24 August 2005

Quite excellent in places. I can't help admiring its approach. Works for me.

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Herbert Nehrlich1 24 August 2005

What on earth do you mean by its', Matthew? I would say that a critic's English ought to be near perfect. H

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