13 Ways of Writing Really Bad Poetry by Justifireball

Hello. I came to make a comment about this piece. I have to say it made me wince with recognition and feel ashamed. I admire the unrelenting tone of the poem. Cudo

This is brilliant. It stings like a... like a... ah I can't finish the metaphor, I'm paralysed by an awareness of my own poetic tics. I thought this was sharp. Joe

It is sharp. Unfortunately it has paralysed me too - am now a walking wince. But it seems to me to be anti-creative (in its message at least) - it makes me feel too scared to write and like I should delete all my poems... I think some of Justifireball's writing is brilliant, but this is a bit like a 'last word' in an argument someone's been having on a creative writing course.

Like being sloshed with a bucket of cold water - it just wakes everybody up.

Hand up in guilt Head down in shame he he he ...very good but then who amongst us hasn't commited any of these crimes?

Fantastic stuff. I think magazine editors may want to send this out with rejection slips.

I'm just so glad I gave up writing poetry many years ago. Splendid stuff.

"I suggest, everyone, that you all have a little more faith in your convictions, and in your own talent." I suggest you try editing a small circulation literery journal for a few issues. If, after that, you still want poets (in general) to have MORE faith in their convictions and talent you'll either deserve a CBE or need some serious medical treatment. Or possibly both.

Yup, not so much a cold bucket of water more a paddling pool with dead flies. I enjoyed it. Thought it was fresh. I am not sure the writer is trying to make anyone afraid. I just read some of the writers poetry and they too are guilty of coming close to a few as all of us are. That is the problem with clever people innit. Dont be scared anyone! Give us guilty proud poems! Span

I love this summary! People don't plaster pointless adjectives liberally, quintessentially, loyally, regally, dutifully, over the throbbing hearths of their shadows, in the dreamy firelight, of the moonscape of their luminescent poetry, do they? (Ever?) Well, I've never seen anybody writing like that, anyway! (Hahahahaha!!!!) My webpage is at: http://www.bookscape.co.uk

Frankly, you might as well add 'writing a poem about how to write bad poetry' to the list that poem proffers.

I liked this in parts, however a couple of bits are inaccurate, re; the rap part and verse 11. I've written a couple of rap poems which are really good, and verse 11 kinda encapsulates what I jokingly call the Crane Style. If I felt that anyone were taking the piss out of Hart Crane, about having a bit of maudlin and melancholy to you, I'd lynch the fuckers.

I thought it was rubbish. Self-regarding, smug and sssssss...illy.