Need Help On Poetry

Post by **Spidey** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

I need to do a presentation on a poet of my choice for my english class I was originally gonna do Jim Morrison but some stupid prepy chick picked him before I could. I'm looking for stuffon Kurt Cobain or Maybe Hendrix, Dorothy Parker dont know if anyone here is familiar with them or any other great poets you may know of if so please help with links or you have anything post please.

Post by **krazy skwerel** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/n/nirvana/lyrics.htm "I found it hardIt was hard to findOh well, whatever, nevermind" classic Nirvana

Post by **Spidey** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

thanks that site worked great but it doesnt have the meanings of the songs

Post by **fiznat** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

didja think of epic poetry? Homer's Oddessey and Illiad have TONS of stuff you could use, enough to make the project really really easy...

Post by **Aries** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

There once was a man fron Nantucket...er...

oops...wrong thread

Post by **240_Keyy** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

how about Pink Floyd, some of their stuff is WAY deep...

Post by **Spidey** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

Pink Floyd and other bands in his times had hidden meanings in their lyrics Does anyone know where I can find does meanings?

Post by **yashin** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

don't wanna sound like a weenie but robert frost's poetry is very nice

Post by **Spidey** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

I thought of Robert Frost as well but a classmate chose him and no two students in the same class can have the same poet.

Post by **MainEvent212** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

Tupac 8-)

yeah...but isnt the point of this project to pull your own meanings and interpretations out of the poems?

Post by **yashin** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

not sure if you're into rap or anything like that but i think nas has some crazy rhymes, i'd consider him a poet, some of his stuff is crazy

Post by **Bubba1** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

Aries wrote:There once was a man fron Nantucket...er...

oops...wrong thread

That's the first poem I thought of too. (snicker)

Post by **Eklectrick** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

Charles Bukowski!!!!!!!! he's simple enough you will know what he's taling about. those other people besides maybe Jim Morrison aren't poets at all, just musicians, which isn't to say they aren't talented, but there's a difference between writing lyrics and writing poetry. pick up "run with the hunded" it's a collection of his work which is mostly autobiographical anyway and it is organized chronologicaly so you get a very good image of what the guy is all about.

Post by **QuickSilva** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

Tupac baby

Post by **Spidey** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

Eklectrick wrote:Charles Bukowski!!!!!!!! he's simple enough you will know what he's taling about. those other people besides maybe Jim Morrison aren't poets at all, just musicians, which isn't to say they aren't talented, but there's a difference between writing lyrics and writing poetry. pick up "run with the hunded" it's a collection of his work which is mostly autobiographical anyway and it is organized chronologicaly so you get a very good image of what the guy is all about.

I've seen many sites where Kurt Cobain is considered a poet. And believe me I know Jim Morrison stuff is awesome but hes already been chosen. I need to find the meaning in there poetry and that would be all I need to get through this project. Any Help would be great.

Tupac is another good poet but he was chosen as well

Post by **driftaholic** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

jack kerouac!

Post by **Eklectrick** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

Kerouac wrote poetry? mebbe its alan ginsberg you are thinking of?

Spidey: you can do what you wish, but I just gotta disagree with you and any other websites that say different: I don't think Kurt Cobain was a poet. I'm sorry, but he wrote lyrics to songs which are different from writing poetry. Hendirx I am unsure of as I don't know his career very well; he was a kick *** guitarist, but I don't think I have heard of him writing any poetry either. Tupac is . . .well I'll leave that one alone. I allow Jim Morrison because he actually has published works that weren't made into songs. also: Poems can be put to music, but lyrics are not poems. I'm not trying to attack you and say your wrong, I'm just disagreeing. If you turn in a report on bukowski (or any other non-musician), you'll prolly get more brownie points from your english teacher for picking someone unexpected.

Post by **Eklectrick** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

If I may, and then I'll just shut up:Friendly Advice to a Lot of Young Menby Charles Bukowski

Go to Tibet.Ride a camel.Read the bible.Dye your shoes blue.Grow a beardCircle the world in a paper canoe.Cubscribe to The Saturday Evening Post.Chew on the left side of your mouth only.Marry a woman with one leg and shave with a straght razor.And carve your name in her arm.

Brush your teeth with gasoline.Sleep all day and climb trees at night.Be a monk and drink buckshot and beer.Hold your head under water and play the violin.Do a belly dance before pink candles.Kill your dog.Run for mayor.Live in a barrel.Break your head with a hatchet.Plant tulips in the rain.

But don't write poetry.

Post by **sixxdeuce** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

Definatly tupac, you can buy his book of poetry- "the rose that grew from concrete", for like 14 bucks from amazon.

Post by **Gregariousgreg** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

Edgar Allen Poe. Freaky stuff and a lot of hidden meaning. I'm sure there is plenty of stuff on the internet about him.

Post by **Onizuka** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

who wants a peice of my general tso?You want a peice of my general tso? I give it to you know!Food like my chop stick, hit you in the **** with a little lipstick, YellowIf you want to see me, eat jellowi aint never seen a person like you beforebut i can kick you, higher than you can kick mei can kick you way up into a treewho wants a peice of my foo long chi?ho ha ho ha ho hi hievery one in the phone's book name is changwanna see my wang?wake up in the dawn hit the gong wit a bangWWWHAAAAAAA!!!!!Every one want ta see me throw a fireball,but thats not right not in real lifeYou will fall, down and break a legevery one wanna see me break a neck...well i don't, but i like fried riceand i got lice, wing chi wang woo wang woo wycefour for da cookie, i always charge you twiceWWWHAAAAAA!!!!!

^here you can write about that^

Ok im board now, im going to go do something else...

Post by **BadMojo** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

Eklectrick wrote:Kerouac wrote poetry? mebbe its alan ginsberg you are thinking of?

Kerouac did write poetry, but his prose is more famous these days.

http://www.worldofpoetry.org/usop/word10.htm

You might also want to check out Wilfred Owen. He was a British officer during WWI. He was killed in action a week before the war ended. "Dulce Et Decorum Est" is probably his most famous poem.

http://www.hcu.ox.ac.uk/jtap/warpoems.htm

Post by **Eklectrick** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

BadMojo wrote:Kerouac did write poetry, but his prose is more famous these days.

D'oh! that's right, :thinker I wasn't thinking.

Post by **Spidey** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

Eklectrick wrote: spidey: you can do what you wish, but I just gotta disagree with you and any other websites that say different: I don't think Kurt Cobain was a poet. I'm sorry, but he wrote lyrics to songs which are different from writing poetry. Hendirx I am unsure of as I don't know his career very well; he was a kick *** guitarist, but I don't think I have heard of him writing any poetry either. Tupac is . . .well I'll leave that one alone. I allow Jim Morrison because he actually has published works that weren't made into songs. also: Poems can be put to music, but lyrics are not poems. I'm not trying to attack you and say your wrong, I'm just disagreeing. If you turn in a report on bukowski (or any other non-musician), you'll prolly get more brownie points from your english teacher for picking someone unexpected.

Ur right Kurt Cobain didn't write poetry I read through his journal most are just short stories of his life I made sence of his music lyrics and short stories in his journal there somewhat similar to Jhon Lennons stuff only a little twisted.

Thanks for the sites Bad Mojo I liked Kerouac's poetry its short and with a point. I was going to go with Langston Hughes but this Kerouac is much better.

Post by **SmithSR** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

the infamous Ode to my fish: "Oh wet pet"

Post by **skydragoness** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

J-Spec Tuner wrote:who wants a peice of my general tso?You want a peice of my general tso? I give it to you know!Food like my chop stick, hit you in the **** with a little lipstick, YellowIf you want to see me, eat jellowi aint never seen a person like you beforebut i can kick you, higher than you can kick mei can kick you way up into a treewho wants a peice of my foo long chi?ho ha ho ha ho hi hievery one in the phone's book name is changwanna see my wang?wake up in the dawn hit the gong wit a bangWWWHAAAAAAA!!!!!Every one want ta see me throw a fireball,but thats not right not in real lifeYou will fall, down and break a legevery one wanna see me break a neck...well i don't, but i like fried riceand i got lice, wing chi wang woo wang woo wycefour for da cookie, i always charge you twiceWWWHAAAAAA!!!!!

^here you can write about that^

Ok im board now, im going to go do something else...

matt. your'e on crack. (sounds like that onion head guy in Parapa the Rapper for the PS1)

"kick! punch! it's all in the mind!"..lol

Post by **krazy skwerel** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

i must say that parapa the rappa is a good time indeed.

Post by **1991240xs** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

e.e. cummings all the way:the boys i mean are not refinedby e e cummingsThe boys i mean are not refinedThey go with girls who buck and biteThey do not give a **** for luckThey hump them thirteen times a night One hangs a hat upon her titOne carves a cross on her behindThey do not give a **** for witThe boys i mean are not refined They come with girls who bite and buckWho cannot read and cannot writeWho laugh like they would fall apartAnd masturbate with dynamite The boys i mean are not refinedThey cannot chat of that and thisThey do not give a fart for artThey kill like you would take a piss They speak whatever's on their mindThey do whatever's in their pantsThe boys i mean are not refinedThey shake the mountains when they dance

Post by **mightymouse0x** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

or john milton, he was 1 of the best english writers. and he wrote the first english epic poem, paradise lost. i just finished a 7 pg research paper on him, i could let u "borrow" it for a study aid of some sort if u want, hah

Post by **ellinikomangas** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:43 pm

Shel Silverstein mebbe?

Comin' Thro' the Ryeby Robert Burns

O gin a body meet a body,Comin throu the rye;Gin a body f-k a body,Need a body cry.

Comin' thro' the rye, my jo,An' comin' thro' the rye;She fand a straun o' straunin' graith,Comin' thro' the rye.

Gin a body meet a body,Comin' thro' the glen;Gin a body f-k a body,Need the warld ken.

Gin a body meet a body,Comin' thro' the grain;Gin a body f-k a body,C-t's a body's ain.

Gin a body meet a body, By a body's sel,What ba body f-ks a body,Wad a body tell.

Mony a body meets a body,They dare na weel avow;Money a body f-ks a body,Ye wadna thinks its true

Robert Burns classic poet, what teacher could refuse him? muahahahahha

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