07-22-2014, 04:29 AM
Seeing as though this post got moved to the discussion forum I was wondering if there were any other thoughts about drug/alcohol influenced poems and their possible merits.
I remember reading a similar topic somewhere in the discussion forum a while ago and the general consensus seemed to be that writing poetry whilst under the influence of drugs should be avoided at all costs, which I agree with. But I also think that there could be merits to writing poems about being on drugs but writing them afterwards.
Does anyone see any benefits to writing poems whilst on drugs or drunk and then editing them afterwards to eliminate all of the inevitable crap that will be there in the hope of finding some good lines that you would not have considered writing when in a sober condition.
Also, does anyone have any examples of poems like this that they have written that they would like to share. I posted a poem on here a while ago that I had written trying to explain what it was like on ketamine. I am of the opinion that trying to explain a ketamine trip to anyone who hasn't experienced it is an impossible task and therefore an excellent subject to tackle in a poem. However my eventual poem, much like the drug itself, is best avoided as neither of them make any sense.
I remember reading a similar topic somewhere in the discussion forum a while ago and the general consensus seemed to be that writing poetry whilst under the influence of drugs should be avoided at all costs, which I agree with. But I also think that there could be merits to writing poems about being on drugs but writing them afterwards.
Does anyone see any benefits to writing poems whilst on drugs or drunk and then editing them afterwards to eliminate all of the inevitable crap that will be there in the hope of finding some good lines that you would not have considered writing when in a sober condition.
Also, does anyone have any examples of poems like this that they have written that they would like to share. I posted a poem on here a while ago that I had written trying to explain what it was like on ketamine. I am of the opinion that trying to explain a ketamine trip to anyone who hasn't experienced it is an impossible task and therefore an excellent subject to tackle in a poem. However my eventual poem, much like the drug itself, is best avoided as neither of them make any sense.
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