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brittle light
Member since June 2, 2010
Member for 16 years
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No, Really, I'm Not A Single Bit Jealous!
I wish my poetry was more recherche,
full of arcane images swirling
and twirling in a rhetorical blur
brimming with esoteric references
from yonder and yore.
wow, that would be so cool.
I'd wear corduroy jackets
with those elegant patches,
horned rim glasses,
and a stylish European chapeau,
for just a touch of class
I'd be the dopest of the dapper
and righteously snarky,
chock-full of myself
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and certifiable...I mean certified
by peers in academia
and the New York Times.
I'm giddy just thinking about it.
Oh, to be a real poet!
(and, I don't mean that comprehensible kind that
people actually enjoy reading... pfft)
brittle light’s timeline
- December 2025
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07 SunReceived a critique
on Sliced time from @Leslie
"If this is about murder or suicide, I just can't tell, but it did raise the hair on my neck!" - June 2025
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01 SunAnniversary
15 years of membership
- April 2024
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17 WedNew follower
@mark
- June 2020
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01 MonAnniversary
10 years of membership
- August 2019
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14 WedReceived a critique
on Clogged Corpus Collosums from @Geezer
"keep thinking that someone else will do it! No excuse, for not voting and taking part in the process that elects those that govern. If we keep voting out the ones that don't do as we like, then eventually they will get…" -
13 TueReceived a critique
on Clogged Corpus Collosums from @Roscoe Lane
"A doctor can't fix this problem, only the people or the politicians can fix this. The people are to busy trying to put food on the table or keep a roof over their heads.! No sorry the people are actually cowards and far…" - April 2019
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15 MonReceived a critique
on How To Face Obligatory Chores With Grace and Cheer from @scribbler
"there a fee for getting a license to bitch from ya? lol" -
15 MonReceived a critique
on No, Really, I'm Not A Single Bit Jealous! from @Eumolpus
"Being totally out of academia, it would seem all the poets we read and admire are out of there too. There is a standard the public is open to in poetry today. The poets you are referring to, the Yeats' and Tennyson's ar…" -
15 MonReceived a critique
on No, Really, I'm Not A Single Bit Jealous! from @scribbler
"I'm not a poet. I just scribble without a thought and like the monkeys with typewriters hope something emerges once in a while lol" -
14 Sun
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13 SatReceived a critique
on How To Face Obligatory Chores With Grace and Cheer from @Geezer
"shouted out the rather vicious curses and stuff in my head; when I know that there are certain "ears" around that shouldn't hear them, but yes, sometimes, I let fly without looking or knowing. Nice to know that it is ac…" -
12 FriReceived a critique
on How To Face Obligatory Chores With Grace and Cheer from @Eumolpus
"The poem wants to be read aloud in my mind as i read. Glad you are experimenting with this new style, this voice. It's a "school" of poetry (wonder why they call styles as "schools"?) I think lead by Tony Hogland and is…" -
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08 MonCritiqued
"Ode to Uncle Jack's Scissors" by @Eumolpus
"In my opinion, this is one of your best so accessible (which is too often lacking in a lot of poetry} wonderful flowing style and skills that don't supersede, or overpower or become the raison d'etre of the piece ( not…" -
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06 SatCritiqued
"Snake Wedding " by @zebra
"as a wordsmith, and imagesmith you are superb, so I want to like it, but the ideas are so far removed from my interest and tastes and experience and reality that I don't know what to make of it , or why I should even tr…" -
06 SatCritiqued
"Where Cows Chew Their Cud (ODE TO _____ April Contest)" by @Lowell Mark
"a wild and exuberant ride, a Dali-esque styled portrait full of sound and fury exemplifying an ultra-personal metaphoric sense of futility and controlled chaos, I think? interesting bro was this a working out of one of…" -
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06 SatCritiqued
"Anti-Pirates" by @gregwa8
"I had a bit of a different take on this than Geezer . "when we decide to be one", I took it as referring to choosing to become an island, as in the "no man is an Island "verse, not to the sharks. I think that reference…" -
05 FriCritiqued
"Greeting Outdoors" by @dpoetessrock
"cool as a cucumber and mint julep sighs relaxed as a dove gliding crystal clear skies fun as a bunny courting an owl no leash laws allowed for words on the prowl your words corralled your prey subject well excuse my sil…" -
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02 TueCritiqued
"The Cellar Door " by @Eumolpus
"I do like the shortened version more...but even your throw away bits are so solid and well written it is a shame to loose them. but I do like the 'getting straight to it' rationale of the later version. always a pleasur…" -
02 TueCritique milestone
1,000 critiques given
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02 TueCritiqued
"Cellar Dwellers... [Cellar Door Workshop]" by @Geezer
"I really like this, tingles the senses, and smooth I think Rula's idea would work, but like Lindsay, I really like the last two lines and would miss them. They are too good to throw away. very nice piece of work" - March 2019
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- November 2018
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04 SunCritiqued
"QUEEN FOR A DAY, 1958 " by @zebra
"This was fun, and darkly comedic you caught the same feelings I felt when I happened to catch it back in the day and the announcer's voice and patter...I can still hear it (shivers) I really liked and enjoyed this. p.s…" -
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- June 2018
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15 FriNew follower
@IRiz
- July 2017
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31 MonNew follower
@lovedly
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- June 2015
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01 MonAnniversary
5 years of membership
- April 2013
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06 SatNew follower
@Seren
- June 2011
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02 ThuPosting milestone
100 poems posted
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01 WedAnniversary
One year of membership
- November 2010
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15 MonHighest posting month
November 2010 — 24 poems
- June 2010
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10 ThuFirst critique offered
on "your chance" by @Sinthya
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03 ThuFirst publication
when all is said and done
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01 TueJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
My name is Albert Friedman (you can call me Al).
Nothing dramatic about my life. A little of this, a little of that. Ordinary from most points of view.
I've always participated in music in some fashion; as a pop/rock musician into my 30's. and now, composing and recording in my home studio, strickly for my own gratification.
Poetry is rather new in my life. I am unfamiliar with the old greats, and virtually all contemporary poets. I confess this with neither shame nor pride.
I like writing more than I ever imagined I would, or could. Hopefully, I will be able to continue for the rest of my life. And... I enjoy your company!
Location: upstate New York USA, USA
Recent Work
Could This Be True?
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On The Interpretation Of Dreams
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I Heard That
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Captive (cellar door workshop)
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Stale Biscuits
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Contest Wins
This member has not yet won any contests.
Workshops
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| Cellar Door | (syllabus) | Olympic Pool | Started 2019-03-27 | Concluded |
| Show And Tell: Intensive Critique Workshop | (syllabus) | Shark Pool | Started 2013-02-28 | Concluded |