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    Not All Poetry Is Bad
    Not All Poetry Is Bad
    Not All Poetry Is Bad
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    Not All Poetry Is Bad

    By Deb Whittam

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    So perhaps you are wondering about the title of this book – it suggests that this poetry book is going to contain fantastic poetry. Well, this book is broken into three distinct sections and the first section of this book is dedicated to a weekly event that takes place on WordPress – The Terrible Poetry Contest.

    Some might be surprised to learn that writing terrible poetry is quite difficult. So I thought let’s start with the bad and then I’ll let you be the judge of whether things improves. For those interested I have marked the poems that won with a subtle notice. I hope you enjoy.

    The second section of this book is contemporary poetry and I often find that I write contemporary poetry when I least expect it and about the most bizarre topics.
    While I hope that you find these not the least bit terrible, if you do then have a chuckle. They were written to entertain.

    Lastly the final section is based on Japanese poetry forms and though I am by no means an expert on writing Japanese poetry, I think over time my efforts improved, though I suspect my subject matter was on occasion inappropriate.

    Please feel free to leave comments and I hope you enjoy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDeb Whittam
    Release dateFeb 28, 2020
    ISBN9780463407899
    Not All Poetry Is Bad
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    Deb Whittam

    Deb Whittam is a graduated from Macquarie University Bachelor of Arts and is traversing the great continent of Australia in a caravan. She seeks to explore the many forms of reality in her writing and examine how perspectives can alter when life is viewed through an alternate lens.

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      Not All Poetry Is Bad - Deb Whittam

      The Terrible Poetry Contest

      So perhaps you are wondering about the title of this book – it suggests that this poetry book is going to contain fantastic poetry. Well, sorry to disappoint but the first section of this book is dedicated to a weekly event that takes place on WordPress – The Terrible Poetry Contest.

      Some might be surprised to learn that writing terrible poetry is quite difficult. So I thought let’s start with the bad and then I’ll let you be the judge of whether things improves.

      For those interested I have marked the poems that won with a subtle notice.

      I hope you enjoy.

      [Theme – Superheroes]

      The sky is dark,

      Ominously dark,

      So dark that it could almost be night

      But it isn’t.

      The atmosphere is hostile

      Crisply hostile

      So hostile that the citizens hide indoors to be safe

      They aren’t

      Our villain

      Handsomely evil

      Oozes along the sidewalk seeking vengeance

      Malignantly angry

      Our hero

      Vibrantly purposefully

      Steps forth to meet his foe

      Heroically brave

      They clash

      Wham, bam, POW

      A kaleidoscope of color and action as they wrestle for dominance

      Success/defeat

      [Theme – Engineering Tragedies]

      Oh let us lament

      The failures we must confront

      Oft it is not us

      The engineers proclaim

      It’s that other thing

      Which is to blame

      We see your look of doubt

      But let me tell you with clout

      It’s true you see

      It’s the pressure valves fault, not me.

      [Theme – Elergy]

      WINNER, WINNER, WINNER

      i got you out when it

      was darker than the darkest

      night, when the silence

      wasn’t golden, it was burnt

      like toast forgotten in the

      toaster, when all stared at me

      not perplexed, kind of,

      mean, if you know what I mean,

      mean like Mexican bean beans.

      it was you that brought

      sunlight to my life, that made me

      feel accepted and

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