Surely not all great songs make great poems. When do lyrics from a song transcend the music and become "poetry"? Is there some standards we can consider? I would like to start by having poets
post a song that they think is great poetry, and see what others think if we treat them as poetry.
I think we can use anything, from "somewhere over the rainbow" to "Satisfaction".
I would start with Crosby and Nash, "Southbound Train"

As a younger poet on this site, I was a bit of a selfish one, not really involved in the community but seeking feedback non the less. I'm looking to contribute more now and I'd like to say thank you to all those who commented and read my work as I was going through a transformative phase. If there's any volunteer aspects needed for the site, I'm happy to help with whatever I can, (I'm especially good, as a generation y'er with social media, so if you need help with the fb/twitter page I can be of assistance there).

Hi there

I know I have been away for some time now. It had nothing to do with the site , more the case of medical.
I did pop n every so often. What I saw was at one point there were many new folks writing posting and commenting.
Yet just today I came in to comment on a few pieces and find that it is mostly the same people posting.

So that being said I would like to open a conversation as to what suggestions would you have to generate more participation? I did note the workshops seem to be active. So the problem does not seem to be there

Merry Christmas to all Members. I haven't been able to log in here for a long time. However, looking forward to do so more often.

I can remember from my high school English class liking a wonderful poem spoofing the commercial work of newspaper poet Edgar Guest. All I can remember about the poem was that it ended with the line "including Eddie Guest."

Google has been unable to help me with the sparse information I've provided. Does this ring any bells with any of the Neopoet members?

Thanks.

Jerry

Two roads forked in an autumn wood
or
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
this shows the difference between a good word or a perfect one (or in this case two).
It seems that lately I spend a lot of time trying to come up with the best word possible in a given poem. This has led to a decreased number of poems written than back when I slung words about with little thought.

I'd like to share some of the poetic processes I have used/dicovered in my journey as a writer. Most people are familiar with the idea of 'inspiration' but how does it arise and how can one cultivate it?

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/online-life-harms-civility-creates-agg…

A reminder to watch your manners!

If you are a Toronto poet interested in meeting other Toronto poets face to face you might be interested in the monthly Phoenix Poetry Workshop. It would be great for some of us here at Neopoet to get together. You can let me know or check us out at our brand new blog site www.phoenixpoetryworkshop.org I apologize for it because it is pretty rudimentary. Like Neopoet, Phoenix Poetry Workshops are free.

Found this article re: 9/11 http://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/commentisfree/2011/sep/02/911-phot…
Which brought up similar themes to a poem we had way back for matric! Take a look!