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poetry[/size][s (02-18-2012, 04:40 AM)abu nuwas Wrote: This thread came out of 'Once in a while meltdown'. In it, tectac observes that great poetry is written according to universally recognised, or at least accepted, rules. I have obviously been barking up the wrong tree. Can someone let me know what these rules are?
I can draw a line under this discourse by making note that I said great poetry ...
The rest of the comments in this thread seem to be referring to poetry.
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...and by what metric do you judge great poetry? 
Seems like a circular argument to me, but then again circles are one of the nobler geometric shapes. 
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(02-20-2012, 06:53 PM)tectak Wrote: poetry[/size][s (02-18-2012, 04:40 AM)abu nuwas Wrote: This thread came out of 'Once in a while meltdown'. In it, tectac observes that great poetry is written according to universally recognised, or at least accepted, rules. I have obviously been barking up the wrong tree. Can someone let me know what these rules are?
I can draw a line under this discourse by making note that I said great poetry ...
The rest of the comments in this thread seem to be referring to poetry.
Best,
Tectak
Hold on a tick! (tack). OK Great poetry. Now--what rules, apart from Farrington's 2nd Law? 
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abu nuwas said: "Can someone let me know what these rules are?"
Unfortunately, I can't, as I follow the guidelines set forth by
the Consolidated Rightful Alliance of Poets:
1) Oppose the willful exposure to the public of any rules applying
to the Art of Poetry, or the methods employed in writing it.
2) Display ethical behavior in the creation of poetry.
3) Do not interfere with or jeopardize the writing or performance
of another poet either through personal intervention or the unauthorized
use of another's creation.
4) Recognize and respect the rights of all poets and their rights to
have exclusive use of, or to grant permission for the use by others of
their creations.
5) Discourage false or misleading statements in the advertising of poems,
and in any derivative literature, merchandise or action figures.
6) Promote the humane treatment and care of all livestock used in the
creation of said poems.
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"2) Display ethical behavior in the creation of poetry." Oh well, that's me buggered then.
I'm afraid the only suitable solution to the obscurity issue is:
yellow owl trousers
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Yellow owl trousers crow at dawn
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?
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(02-25-2012, 03:23 AM)Aish Wrote: Yellow owl trousers crow at dawn
What do you mean? What type of owl? What types of breeches? What manner of crowing? What parameters does 'Dawn' have? Be plain! 
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PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?
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The owl mentioned is an Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio).
As to the rest, you're own your own, as I'm ethically bound not to
disclose such information.
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(02-24-2012, 09:53 AM)abu nuwas Wrote: (02-20-2012, 06:53 PM)tectak Wrote: poetry[/size][s (02-18-2012, 04:40 AM)abu nuwas Wrote: This thread came out of 'Once in a while meltdown'. In it, tectac observes that great poetry is written according to universally recognised, or at least accepted, rules. I have obviously been barking up the wrong tree. Can someone let me know what these rules are?
I can draw a line under this discourse by making note that I said great poetry ...
The rest of the comments in this thread seem to be referring to poetry.
Best,
Tectak
Hold on a tick! (tack). OK Great poetry. Now--what rules, apart from Farrington's 2nd Law?
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
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Dawn was worth crowing about, but owls screech or hoot, I believe.
Owl, sans trousers, watching Dawn's hooters.
There are no laws, only consequences -- and the consequence of doing something contrary to the status quo in poetry is just as likely to be revolutionary as revolting.
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(02-26-2012, 05:57 PM)Leanne Wrote: Dawn was worth crowing about, but owls screech or hoot, I believe.
Owl, sans trousers, watching Dawn's hooters.
There are no laws, only consequences -- and the consequence of doing something contrary to the status quo in poetry is just as likely to be revolutionary as revolting.
Aha!
Straight from the Secret Writings of the Rabbins!
I got it....DOT! A simple acrostic;
Never could get 'cocks crowing' but 'crows cawing'; and
I had to learn the word for screech-owl in Latin.
Now what use is that? And no owl does either
Ever.
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"just as likely to be revolutionary as revolting"
Not exclusive cases and your probabilities are way off,
but aside from that... (no pun intended).
"And no owl does either
Ever."
Don't know what kinda owls you got around there but
down here in Tejas our owls do both at the same time
while whistling Dixie and waving racist Confederate
Battle Flags.
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