Why is it that people feel the need to write as though they forgot to use the creativity that God gave them? It is so very frustrating sometimes to read poems, whether amateur or by an experienced poet, that were written by people who rhyme every blasted thing. Of course, this would be fine if it meant that there was also flow, but I think that ( Read more... )

Alright, I know that what I'm about to say is going to get me tried for poetric treason, but I love some "Hallmark poetry" every now and then. Perhaps you are sitting there reading this thinking, "My goodness, she's possessed," but the fact of the matter is that I truly believe that it is not necessarily a question of quailty, but of emotion. I ( Read more... )

How is everyone? Fine, I hope.

I want to say a grand "Thank you!" to Prof. Kuin for giving hope to the relationship that The Iliad and I share. I began to read it before the semester began and I was ready to kill myself within reading the first three pages. I kept thinking that there were many other types of torture that I'd rather endure. But as ( Read more... )

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