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Dennis the Menace
Member since July 25, 2017
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Modern Poetry
Have you read a poem lately; they're all written in ‘free verse’.
Like the murmurs of a hippy high on drugs or something worse,
They're a dangling meander through the tulips of their time,
Where the last thing that they care about comes on the second line.
Seems the weirder that you make them, the more you are adored;
Proving anyone can write them, stringing words of scant accord.
Like a drug-induced arrangement, spewing text because you can,
And as I've yet to try and read them out‘s a clue - I'm not a fan.
At first I thought it must be me; I've been so out of touch,
So I searched for poems said to rhyme, and not found very much,
Just a few odd bits of free stuff with a rhyming paragraph
Bereft of lines to make you think or even make you laugh.
Then next I read that publishers look down on rhyming bards,
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And say their work’s just fit for kids or lines in birthday cards.
These leaders of the literary world are steering us to ruin;
Poem’s fate is in their hands, and they don’t know what they’re doing.
Try this: give new poems to a regular chap and bid him read to you,
And he'll be in 'free verse freefall' before he’s half way through.
I further bet he’ll raise his head and ask you, “What’s the plot?
I can't go on; this makes no sense - is this a joke or what?”
Oh no, old son, you’re doing well; it's from a leading poet.
It’s top class stuff, renowned by all - but you wouldn’t frigging know it.
I've written poems many years and never planned to cash them;
Just my damn luck if I should try – I'd find they're out of fashion.
Dennis the Menace’s timeline
- July 2022
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25 MonAnniversary
5 years of membership
- July 2018
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25 WedAnniversary
One year of membership
- April 2018
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16 MonReceived a critique
on Modern Poetry from @weirdelf
"Modern poets are often highly studied in all the prosodic forms. Rhyme, meter, alliteration, assonance, consonance, enjambment, catalesis and more. The idea is to incorporate these tools into your prosodic toolkit so th…" - September 2017
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03 SunReceived a critique
on What if - God became a woman from @Sparrow
"Great subject and brill write, keep on writing, please remember to comment on as many pieces as you can and pass that on to others. Look forward to the next combat contest lol, Yours Ian.." - August 2017
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31 ThuReceived a critique
on Modern Poetry from @jane210660
"Geezer, it was me. Have no idea what I was thinking at the time, so can't answer you. Jx" -
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30 WedReceived a critique
on Modern Poetry from @Geezer
"is how anyone can mistake "The Piano" for a free-verse poem? While I am primarily a rhyming poet, I do appreciate some good free-verse works and other types that don't rhyme. BUT...just as there is good work in free-ver…" -
21 MonCritiqued
"Dragons of the Mind" by @Sparrow
"Great write Sparrow - I really enjoyed your poem - I was even more delighted to discover more of it when I tapped the "comment" button (I'm new!) Best, Dennis" -
13 SunCritiqued
"WAR OF WORDS" by @scribbler
"Hi Scribs - what an excellent summary and display of poetry's combinations. Sadly in my opinion, universities all over the world have chosen to embrace the poetry that is far easier to produce, and subsequently more app…" -
13 SunCritiqued
"Night Has Begun" by @China Blue
"Nice little poem - interesting message - all good for me. Best regards, Dennis" -
13 SunFirst critique offered
on "Night Has Begun" by @China Blue
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12 SatReceived a critique
on Modern Poetry from @Obadiah Grey
"Throw that woman a fish !!! Well said dear. Stunning poem by, Merwin. too. Obi." -
12 SatReceived a critique
on Modern Poetry from @Kailashana2
"I mostly write in free verse though I surprise myself when internal rhymes happen or my poem is better suited for a rhyming pattern. What doesn't surprise me is the sometimes vicious argument between rhyme and non-rhymi…" -
12 SatReceived a critique
on Modern Poetry from @Ali Zonach
"I totally agree with your first paragraph in its entirety. I feel that poems, that had required some forethought, are mostly ignored, and that's why I refrain from posting here. Ali" -
11 FriReceived a critique
on Modern Poetry from @jane210660
"don't get too hung up on the metre and cadence of the poems. Everything has its natural rhythm and if you read it out loud, you will find it. I'm not proclaiming to be an expert, but here is a recording I did of D.H. La…" -
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03 ThuPosted a poem
What if - God became a woman
"What if, God became a woman - what a difference we would see," - July 2017
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31 MonPosted a poem
Who The Hell is Errol Flynn
"There's no pain I've experienced, that comes even close to cramp," -
27 ThuFirst publication
My Last Prayer
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25 TueJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 2 days later.
About Me
About me
I love to read and write rhyming poetry
Location: The Highlands Scotland
Favorite Poets
Pam Ayres
Tennison
Recent Work
Modern Poetry
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My Cousins Baby
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What if - God became a woman
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Who The Hell is Errol Flynn
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My Last Prayer
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Contest Wins
| Winning Submission | Contest | Contest Date |
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| What if - God became a woman | Rhyme and Rhythm | – |