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Fanny Astikasari's avatar

Hahaa, I like the phrase "mechanical raspberry."

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Joe The Poet's avatar

First, I don’t think you’re the real George Orwell.

This was a pretty interesting read. I don’t think I’m the hero you’re looking for by any stretch of the imagination but I definitely believe I’m trying to write some thing that the average person would enjoy.

I’ve written songs, but I haven’t written poetry in decades. I started back up here recently when I discovered this place.

I’m driving to write at least one poem a day. I write them in the app so they’re more like drafts.

I don’t really care if they suck because like you said, no one really gives a shit.

Anyway, I wrote this phone today

I was actually thinking of your🙄 poem A Hanging when I wrote it

https://coppertinprizes.substack.com/p/the-execution-of-mussolini-a-poem?r=4ek4xv&utm_medium=ios

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Helena Nelson's avatar

"Poetry is disliked because it is associated with untelligibility, intellectual pretentiousness and a general feeling of Sunday-on-a-weekday." The first two are still true. I miss the feeling of Sunday, even on Sundays.

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