Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Copy, Right?

    On this day, no poem is forthcoming. Whether this represents a failure of inspiration or discipline could be a matter of rancorous debate if anyone cared (it's probably a little of each, though) The inspiration, the muse, the unseen forces that drive creative artists are sometimes overemphasized in writing, just as the discipline, commitment to craft, and consistently productive habits can be undervalued. Still, there is no denying the importance of each. It's exactly 50/50. All right, so sometimes it's 61/39 and other times it's 44.4/55.6, but most of the time it's exactly 50/50 or 51/49. And those figures are definite and unassailable. It's been proven over and over in study after study. *

    Would this be a good time to ask other writers if they want their own poems to appear on this website? If you're looking to earn no money whatsoever and introduce your creative writing to an audience of several, by all means leave a comment including your E-mail address and we'll get back to you. Relatively short poetry works best and make sure you include whatever name you want credited. Also, it would be nice if the poems do not suck, but that last point is fairly negotiable.

   
    Monty Hall Can't Help You Here

The cat seems to think
If one door opens into snow and ice,
Try the other just in case
It leads into somewhere nice.
So far, she's been wrong
Every time, but some day
I hope to walk out of December
And directly into May. 

    I didn't lie. When I started to write I had nothing. Even that little number is rather derivative, based on genuine, observed feline behavior, but also reminiscent of an old Robert Heinlein story called "The Door Into Summer." Most poems are derivative. It's been proven over and over. **



*Source: None
**Source: Ibid

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