Discourage the truly bad poets today,
We don't know rhyme from meter.
The polls are open until early Monday,
So go to the critique now and don't dither.

Be merciless in your considered review
Let 'em have barbs and arrows aimed true.
I'm keeping my day job, let it be known.
My skin is thick and won't be outgrown.

For fairest decision, votes in large number
Are needed to drive the worst poem far under

Don't be so cruel, Rick.
Even the worst of poets, needs room through the barraging of others, to seek some sense for correction.
I had a music teacher that told me once, that anybody can sing, it just takes practice.
If we barrate even the most stupified and nonsensicle write, we are keeping and kicking trying poets down and from meeting and reaching their potential, for cruel words leads to vindictive hearts. And in essence doesn't teach a person anything worthy of learning.

Aiyana

Rick's not like that really.

I didn't mean that in a bad way, Hey.

But got into the realtity that some people are like that. I still liked the honesty behind it though coming from his views on this subject. And I didn't thinkRick to be like that, for I have read other of his works, just wanted to remind others not to be like that.

Aiyana

Fair enough.

It was satire intended to get the Poetry forum people to visit the Poetry Critique and vote on the bad poetry contest back in August, which was suffering a little bit from non-participation! Thanks for defending me, Hey Hey. Back to back, what do you say? Take them on from all sides!

I assure you, Rick, I menat no harm.
I visit an array of poetry boards where there are plenty of poets that aren't necessarily the greatest, but you will get a choice few that has to slam that opinion down thier throats, usually resulting in one or two things and sometimes both... 1)Hurting the poet deeply and/or angering them into posturing a defence, and 2)causing that poet to feel as though, 'why should they even try'?... that they dilberately start writing bad and hurtful poetry out of spite and with ill or little regard to those that had nothing to do with a particular replier's heckling and distasteful comments.

This write just reminded me of those types of scenario's and so I was just wanting to put it out there.

Sometimes reads like these are taken by certain individuals as an ok to rudely and unconsionably barrate another poet who might otherwise have gotten better over time.

Really no reason to defend you, for the beginning of my first reply was in essence a ribbing in a joking manner, and I meant no harm

Good write.

Aiyana

No offense taken.

For a deliberately bad poem, it thought it had some good parts too. Thanks.

Well, in any case, I apologize for your intentions being lost on me, but, I thank you for explaining that to me, and for allowing me to share my views from the lost perspective.

Either way, I believe your poem to be good in restrospect to my comments, that were a tad off base...?

Thank you kindly, for your consideration to my insights.

Sincerely,
Aiyana

If only all wars could be fought this way!