notwithstanding the foregoing: Also, a lot of poetry just confuses me. →

littleorphanammo:

I try. I try to understand but metaphor wrapped in simile wrapped in allegory wrapped in analogy is too hard.

I feel like we need a poetry Tim Gunn to come in and tell people when they need to pull it back because it’s overworked.

Some of it is magical and wonderful and…

#yes nicole I’m talking to you

The dream of America’s Next Top Poet lives on! Or Project Poetry?

I’d volunteer to be Tim Gunn but that means I would have to be nice. I’d rather be Heidi Klum. “WE ASKED YOU FOR A CHARMING SESTINA AND YOU GAVE US A DULL, LIFELESS PANTOUM. YOU ARE OUT. AUF WIEDERSEHEN. RELEASE THE HOUNDS.”