https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/category-1849-week-of-nbsp-12-26-11 en 2005-2012 shakespearesmonekys@gmail.com 42.65593 -71.33391 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:01:47 GMT yacs http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 70 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13011-why-is-writing-difficult https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13011-why-is-writing-difficult It's the words. It's the ideas. It's the smell of the ink. It's a God thing, you wouldn't understand. It's not difficult. Shut up. Vote View results Stephan Anstey Site News Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:41:12 GMT /section-11-site-news#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13011 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13011 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13011 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13037-what-do-people-think-about-ekphrastic-poetry https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13037-what-do-people-think-about-ekphrastic-poetry  Do you do it? Ekphrastic writing is writing that comments upon another art form, for instance a poem about a photograph or a novel about a film.  e.g. Keats' "Ode on a Grecian Urn" i - a poem about an ancient piece of pottery. Stephan Anstey Poetry Discussion Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:20:58 GMT /section-810-poetry-discussion#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13037 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13037 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13037 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13039-meus-tergum-est-non-mei https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13039-meus-tergum-est-non-mei Profano Mortuus Mercieca, Andrew Mosquitobytes Volume 14: Contemno Venum - 2010-2011 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:08:54 GMT /section-804-mosquitobytes-volume-14-contemno-venum-2010-2011#comments 4 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13039 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13039 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13039 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13024-featured-articles https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13024-featured-articles I hope everyone will take a moment to read this article and remember Carol Novack, she was a very kind woman and wonderful poet. She and I were acquaintances online for quite a while and she was always very generous. She will be missed. Percy ShelleyI highly recommend "A Defence of Poetry" by Percy Bysshe Shelley. If you haven't read it, perhaps it is time you did. If you have, it's always a good time to reread it. If you disagree with every damned word he had to say and you agree that his name is a sissy one, all of the points are worth considering -  if only to shoot them down.  I also enjoyed this "Poem a day" article on NPR. It is uplifting to read something so positive and exciting about poetry.  ... more Stephan Anstey Gadget Boxes Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:08:30 GMT /section-4-gadget-boxes#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13024 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13024 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13024 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13038-featured-blog-posts https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13038-featured-blog-posts Hopefully all writers are interested in this subject, A minor treatise on cliche. Let me know what you think of this. How does it jibe with your personal philosophy of writing? The amazing comments make this blog post really worth reading, check out if art really matters Stephan Anstey Gadget Boxes Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:22:42 GMT /section-4-gadget-boxes#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13038 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13038 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13038 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13023-featured-poems https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13023-featured-poems Alan's latest poem, Family Man, is quite good. The connections formed by the relationships are authentic, and as a father, I found I immediately related to this piece. I really enjoyed Calooh's Poem, acorn, is beautifully written and very affective.  (some thoughts on) The Fertility of Turtles is another piece worth reading. Aphaisic has offered an interesting breakdown of The Futility of Turtles. I think it's illustrative of the types of ways a good critic might consider poetry as they read it. To be clear though, it's not the only way. I know that for some people this sort of approach might ruin their enjoyment. However, for many of us, a large part of the joy of poetry is in the deep consideration. ... more Stephan Anstey Gadget Boxes Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:10:09 GMT /section-4-gadget-boxes#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13023 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13023 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13023 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13015-for-what-and-other-unspoken-things https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13015-for-what-and-other-unspoken-things I dream of cinnamon bark by a warm sea in a distant land where she can see my soul with her eternal eye I say her name like silence under a red star as winter becomes winter and I cool in the dry air she tells me, “Poetry is enough.”   Stephan Anstey Lost along the weigh Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:30:43 GMT /section-809-lost-along-the-weigh#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13015 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13015 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13015 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13026-loneliness-listening-to-fading-footsteps https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13026-loneliness-listening-to-fading-footsteps I see your eyes blink back passion  then, with quiet reserve, you say, 'good night' and leave me wondering Stephan Anstey Lost along the weigh Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:29:52 GMT /section-809-lost-along-the-weigh#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13026 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13026 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13026 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13047-hoping-for-a-kiss https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13047-hoping-for-a-kiss today i write poetry about your lips the words that wait upon them, red and full like ripe fruit ready to be spoken. Stephan Anstey Lost along the weigh Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:29:06 GMT /section-809-lost-along-the-weigh#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13047 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13047 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13047 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13027-bright-and-naked-without-music https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13027-bright-and-naked-without-music we dance as fireflies one early summer evening a calling of stars - before the moon should come and see us here alone in a pure moment Stephan Anstey Lost along the weigh Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:18:31 GMT /section-809-lost-along-the-weigh#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13027 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13027 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13027 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13033-better-to-be-hungry https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13033-better-to-be-hungry   the path is narrow where the deer pass in cool twilight unarmed, we follow, not to catch them -  to adore them - to know what it means  to go on perhaps it is better to be hungry than to wonder is this the way forward?   Stephan Anstey Lost along the weigh Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:17:41 GMT /section-809-lost-along-the-weigh#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13033 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13033 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13033 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13014-arguments-unworth-arguing https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13014-arguments-unworth-arguing she lied when she said every poem is about sex i tell her this through her long tut tuts her short tsktsks  her midland shhhhh's  you're wrong, some poetry's about love same thing she says Stephan Anstey Lost along the weigh Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:16:25 GMT /section-809-lost-along-the-weigh#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13014 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13014 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13014 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13030-alone-on-an-island https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13030-alone-on-an-island in a blue glass bottle charcoal words scratched on yellowed paper bodiless words "shipwrecked come  save me." floating in a warm blue sea searching for you. Stephan Anstey Lost along the weigh Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:15:28 GMT /section-809-lost-along-the-weigh#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13030 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13030 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13030 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13017-regarding-the-industrial-revolution https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13017-regarding-the-industrial-revolution a woman in a transparent sari sits silent draped gracefully in light cotton as young men pass considering what they can almost see through the lingering orange remains of man’s beautiful machinations she whispers to no one at all, “I am beautiful – I am,” as she starts to sob into her hands Stephan Anstey Lost along the weigh Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:59:50 GMT /section-809-lost-along-the-weigh#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13017 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13017 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13017 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13051-post-a-comment https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13051-post-a-comment I'm able to view articles, but 'Post a comment' option is missing.  I do, however, have the option to 'Rate'.  Is the option to comment missing on purpose?    Christy Wells Questions Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:51:51 GMT /section-365-questions#comments 4 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13051 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13051 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13051 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12966-scared-and-hungry https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12966-scared-and-hungry  "Grandfather, I heard a bear last night, outside my window I was scared." "It's ok to be scared boy, it's ok, but the bear's scared too winter's coming and he doesn't have enough food." "Should I leave him some?" The grandfather's laugh turned into a hacking cough filled with the word, "No...nononnono" When he settled into his chair, "No boy, that'd be a bad bad... bad idea." "Why?" "Someday you'll leave here and who will feed him then?" The boy nodded,  "I'm still scared." A sad smile crept over the old man's gaunt face, "Me too. Me too." ... more Stephan Anstey Black bear Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:46:31 GMT /section-421-black-bear#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/12966 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/12966 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A12966 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13046-groups https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13046-groups We now have the ability to create private groups for members. For example, a group who wants to focus on Haiku. A Group of playwrights.  These groups are a private area for the group to discuss minutia out of the eye of the general population of the site. If you have an idea for a group you want to run, with at least 5 people, we'd be happy to host your group here. Stephan Anstey Site News Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:32:32 GMT /section-11-site-news#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13046 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13046 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13046 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13043-diligo-opus-in https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13043-diligo-opus-in Profano Mortuus Mercieca, Andrew Mosquitobytes Volume 14: Contemno Venum - 2010-2011 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:14:00 GMT /section-804-mosquitobytes-volume-14-contemno-venum-2010-2011#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13043 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13043 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13043 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13042-vegetus-cruour https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13042-vegetus-cruour Profano Mortuus Mercieca, Andrew Mosquitobytes Volume 14: Contemno Venum - 2010-2011 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:41:17 GMT /section-804-mosquitobytes-volume-14-contemno-venum-2010-2011#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13042 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13042 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13042 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13041-verus-diligo-crudus https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-13041-verus-diligo-crudus Profano Mortuus Mercieca, Andrew Mosquitobytes Volume 14: Contemno Venum - 2010-2011 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:40:37 GMT /section-804-mosquitobytes-volume-14-contemno-venum-2010-2011#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/13041 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/13041 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A13041