For Good Relationships with Yourself
You can write bad poetry, can you not? Why do so? Here are three reasons:
Many people assume that poetry is hard to understand or boring. Some academic poems are boring because they are simply showing off erudition. But poems about momentous or weird little experiences that strike the poet are wonderful to hear. Some are better than monologues from well known stand-up comics.
Poetry likes a strong feeling and the courage to express it with the power of that feeling. No holding back. Flat out condensation of the moment.
When you write bad poetry you feel gloriously alive. You improve all your relationships.
Eventually, you may re-write and turn your poems into some really good stuff.
Poetry won’t make you money, but it will make you rich. Here’s one of mine that set me free. See if you can tell how it set me free. If you have any questions, write to me. [email protected]
CRAVINGS by Evelyn Cole
I want to put out bowls of candy/to welcome every guest/ all kinds of sweets/ dripping with decadence
to offer red wine with legs/ stuffed grape leaves, Retsina, Italian prawns/carrot flan, Incan fire dip
and succulent salads /chilled ready to serve/ spinach, asparagus, pistachios /all fresh aphrodisiacs
marinated meats/ ready to grill to any taste/ from rare to rubber/ spiced tofu for some
a full shelf of pies I’ve just baked /with perfect crusts /Tiramisu and mocha mousse too /and apricot clafoutis
I have a craving for candy I don’t eat/a passion for cooking concoctions others won’t touch/ a yearning for money to give it away/
Why?
A craving to please /to ease
Why? A craving to give /to live?
Ah, Do I need to put out /or die?
