I cannot speak to the former owners other than they are just that, previous owners ....The poetry.com domain got picked up by the Stands4 folks in early 2021 and from what l gather, our running much better than the old rendition, --but it is different than probably what you remember, l’m sure. And yes, it is moderated....more »
Don’t fret just yet....Though these incentive bonuses are a brand new thing (and I don’t know much about them) I do know a little about the dynamics of the site and it just may be that the master site has not been fully updated to reflect your progress....in my experience, it seems that if you do anything new after 8pm (roughly) it won’t get recorded until the next day l, so just bear with them and be looking for a notification or email.more »
l believe the ‘you’ the poem is directed at is the reader (in a rhetorical manner) such that, whichever stanza’s conditions may apply to YOU, you may identify with most. You decide for yourself which ‘you’ you may be or become while you can.more »
This feels also, like a dignified testament on reflecting for reflection's sake. But it delivered a message I was hoping for -for the most part after an appealing trip through the speaker's mind....I notice your use of repetition in some of your others but deemed this one to have one of the stronger endings due to the device.more »
....also, this poem called to mind the Zak Brown lyric, "it's a winding road when you're in the lost and found." Not sure if you're familiar ,but I thought it was apropos.
Great lyric-style poem...(I'm judging by the text and not inferring this could be a personal account).. visceral, with clever rhyming, while still delivering a message...I'm sure there is a particular audience out there who can identify with this.more »
Kaytee So happy to give you a push! Sometimes that’s all we need to start creating again after a lull. I’ll be watching for your new pantoum....
Indeed, I also found Bishop’s work sensational and had a feeling it would appeal to you --it’s kind of a pity this site has so few of her poems featured.more »