DDCPoetry

Original poem reprinted online here: "They Promised Me A Thousand Years of Peace" by Lauren Shapiro Originally read: February 23, 2013 More information about the Poet: Lauren Shapiro As I was going over my notes, I noticed that I didn't reference the title how I usually would.  I do reference the title though as maybe alluding to something religious.  However, I don't reference who the "they" are or actually wonder who "they" represent.  Instead, past me focused on the "core" of the poem which is "defining nothing and the act of riddance."  I think past me came up with this conclusion through the last line of the poem, "See, you trip on yourself an exact number of times / each day, but who else is counting?" which I refer to as the "'crux is else' antagonizing the 'you' that believes." I can see the points, however,  after rereading this poem, I think math plays a big part in this poem.  Then ...

Original poem reprinted online here: "Zero Hour" by Dean Young Originally read: December 10, 2012 More information about the Poet:  Dean Young "It's like the poem is written by a sociopath who loves Opera." Well not exactly, the speaker does point out the fallacy and absurdity in life.  The first line of this poem just grabbed my attention "Like when you realize sunsets are / out to kill you,"  And, on one level, yes age is out to kill you -- kill you until you die which the poem (humorously) gestures to age with the lines, "[...] it's better the libretto's / in a language you don't understand until / you're older and damaged." So once the poem sets up the premise that the speaker brings intersting insight but isn't totally connected (or there) the poem can go wherever it wants, but it doesn't -- well mostly. In the latter part of the pom, there's a focus on fire imagery "warm" "fire" "glow...