Tag: poetry
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I'm a little fishsmith,
Short and stout.
Here's my anvil,
Here's my trout. -
You don't have to blog like me
You don't have to have a blog like me. You just need to blog. Blog blog blog. Blog possibly should not be used as a verb, as I blog about here.
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I like it when the Internet says "yes, and".
I like it when the Internet says "yes, but".
I even like it when the Internet says "no, because".I'm not so keen when the Internet says "well, actually",
(Probably because it reminds me of what
a shit I was in some not-yet-forgotten time.)But I don't like when the Internet rallies a brigade
To pick apart a character flaw I have, but hate,
Or to attack something I'm not, and expect me to defend.So perhaps next time, start with "yes, and", "yes, but",
Or even "no, because"... or just say nothing, and
Remember what it means to connect with a human. -
You've got mail
Jo of Dead.Garden wrote a poem, seemingly inspired by a particular variety of spam email, that I really enjoyed.
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Whenever I'm writing a rhyme,
I can't do the third and fourth line.
Dah-de-da-dah-duh,
Dah-de-de-dah-duh.
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The cheese scones from
My local supermarket
Are hexagonal.It's not for packing.
Their film-covered rectangle
Leaves corner gaps.Are perhaps they made
In honeycomb baking tins?
Baked by bumblebee?Or else it's branding.
A visual identity.
Trying to sell more.A six-sided scone
Does not taste better to me,
Nor warm up faster.
The butter doesn't care
For the shape of your scone,
Mr. John Sainsbury.
Alt
A crumbly hexagonal cheese scone, buttered, on a blue-and-white plate, with a single bite taken out of one half.
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On Being
This week, my friend Boro shared a poem that he'd written. It's simple, and energising, and insightful, and I really enjoyed it.
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Bored of it
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Every article glorifying it.
Every article vilifying it.
Every pub conversation winding up talking about it.
People incessantly telling you how they use it.
I feel dirty using it.
You know what I’m talking about, even though I’ve not mentioned it.
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Maybe Later
"Install update" Maybe later. An excellent... I want to say poem?... from Ian Eure.
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A poem about Silicon Valley, assembled from Quora questions about Silicon Valley
Why do so many startups fail? / Why are all the hosts on CouchSurfing male? / Are we going to be tweeting for the rest of our lives? / Why do Silicon Valley billionaires choose average-looking wives?
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Pyramid Scheme by Hera Lindsay Bird | Poetry Magazine
Pyramid Scheme by Hera Lindsay Bird (Poetry Foundation) For RWT the other day i was thinking about the term pyramid scheme, and why they called it pyramid scheme and not triangle scheme
and i asked you what you thought
you thought it added a certain gravitas, and linked the idea of economic prosperity
with some of history’s greatest … -
git poem
Altgit poem
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Pocket Searching
Accidental pocket-dialling is so last decade. Dan's been practicing accidental pocket-searching, and he's coming up with some strange results.
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They Say that Programmers Never Die
Dan writes poetry using programming languages, and wonders whether or not any of the code he's written in his life, thus far, will outlive him.
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Saying Goodbye
Dan says goodbye to Aberystwyth and the people he leaves behind there.