as always im impressed by the general standard, well done to all
im going to plump for one of the hellions, not sure which, both are exactly the kind of thing i like
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Sunday, 24 November 2019 20:36 (four years ago) link
treeship's right, there's a lot of excellent poetry going on here, written in remarkably various voices. But, reading them all once more, I'm drawn back to Jonathan Hellion Mumble's two submissions, but especially his first one. I think it is perfectly articulate and has an individuality and integrity I could not possibly imitate no matter how often I might try - and I am a very good mimic. That's a trick very few poets can pull off. Hat's off!
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 24 November 2019 20:56 (four years ago) link
Going with Fred's Danish poem, even though it's not a language I speak. I like the way it sounds in my head and the snippets of cognate meaning it emits.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 24 November 2019 21:10 (four years ago) link
And before I forget: thank you, Aimless!
― pomenitul, Sunday, 24 November 2019 21:11 (four years ago) link
I like all of it but will probably go for Aimless' poem about his daughter. It makes me think of late Gary Snyder in its willingness to look things in the face.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Sunday, 24 November 2019 21:40 (four years ago) link
This is so banal and obvious, but it's making me think so much more about poetry as form and needing the discipline of form to do some of the work. Like what Maximus said, I have had to learn the simplest things last.
― Life is a meaningless nightmare of suffering...save string (Chinaski), Sunday, 24 November 2019 21:43 (four years ago) link
picking favourites is so cruel to the ones who aren't mentioned, really, but contests are cruel so my putative too three of poems not written by my own household are: aimless II, chinaski, deems I, in some order I am yet to determine
― imago, Monday, 25 November 2019 10:27 (four years ago) link
too three! top three obv
― imago, Monday, 25 November 2019 10:28 (four years ago) link
wow thats incredibly harsh on deems ii imo
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Monday, 25 November 2019 11:08 (four years ago) link
(next year's entry, i swear, will actually be about my teasing lj about his vote)
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Monday, 25 November 2019 11:09 (four years ago) link
picking favourites is so cruel to the ones who aren't mentioned, really, but contests are cruel
right you are. happily this can be fixed in the next ILX Poetry Invitational thread, by expanding the number of entries allowed from each poet and eliminating the second step of voting. the most successful post-your-poetry thread in ILX history operated on this principle, using alternative inducements to poetize and post.
But that can wait. Our serious-minded poets need their rest and recreation. The best option atm seems to me a revival of the Appalling Poetry COmpetition concept. Fun for the whole family! Maybe in January?
― A is for (Aimless), Monday, 25 November 2019 18:07 (four years ago) link
Thankful that what can only be hinted at as a divine intervention stopped my sorry ass from participating this year, I will languorously digest all of these tonight.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 25 November 2019 18:18 (four years ago) link
wonderful to read everyones work...!
― meaulnes, Wednesday, 27 November 2019 12:49 (four years ago) link
a small bump, in case anyone wants to read poetry today
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 28 November 2019 18:31 (four years ago) link
i want to submit poetry today :'(
i'll save it for next year
― Mordy, Thursday, 28 November 2019 18:35 (four years ago) link
I've seen Mordy's poems they're well good
― imago, Thursday, 28 November 2019 18:37 (four years ago) link
i will reread all these and vote today tho that's a good idea
― Mordy, Thursday, 28 November 2019 18:38 (four years ago) link
so many of these are good hard to choose btwn them
― Mordy, Thursday, 28 November 2019 18:45 (four years ago) link
but you MUST choose! lucky for all of us, there is no need to choose wisely. choosing impulsively works just as well.
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 28 November 2019 18:53 (four years ago) link
Sunday bump. Poll closes Tuesday.
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 1 December 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
My fondest hope for these polls is always the same: that the numbers of votes cast exceeds the number of poets submitting poems. In this case, more than eleven votes.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 01:22 (four years ago) link
i tried to stuff the ballot but You have already voted in this poll and cannot vote again.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 01:41 (four years ago) link
Last call. The bar will be closing soon.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 21:18 (four years ago) link
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I too ran into this.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 21:34 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
A vote total of fifteen! Success! (btw, a 'thank you' to the kindly 4)
― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 00:47 (four years ago) link
well done that man
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 00:57 (four years ago) link
Guess I should’ve voted for myself, huh. Good job, all!
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 07:24 (four years ago) link
The vote for one's own brainchild doesn't automatically register in the ILX polling results, but may be understood as a given. This frees us to cast a vote for our second choice.
― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 17:33 (four years ago) link