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A student of classics that is me
Never intended to write the words
That inspire me to draw and paint
A poet, no not me.

There once was a writer called Jem
The best of her erotica made one ‘ahem’
Much to her shame
She has quit that game
OK she still writes some of them.

A student of classics that is me
Never intended to write the words
That inspire me to draw and paint
A poet, no not me.

Nonsense verse that makes sense.
A love of Lear comes forth.
Dribbles and drabbles so intense
Like winds that bite from the north
Botherswipes that get in the way,
Grumblewits that say grow up now,
An inner child is at her play,
To keep her alive is my vow.

A student of classics that is me
Never intended to write the words
That inspire me to draw and paint
A poet, no not me.

The rule of play now is a beat,
To give poems rhythm and flow,
The meter gives a verse some feet,
And words now glow.

A student of classics that is me
Never intended to write the words
That inspire me to draw and paint
A poet, no not me.

The sonnet, long has been my muse in art
My dearest Shelley now lies in my heart
As paint and I unite with words of love
Like minds in time, a creative team above.

He died before his time in foreign sea,
He comes alive in paint and board with me.
'Though he was born two hundred years ago
In all his work I see my world on show

I paint and try to think as Shelley thought
The rebel of a Lord in Scouser's art
I use my talent and the skills I'm taught
But mostly I just paint a poet's heart

I want to try to paint away my rage,
He used a pen to put his on the page.


A student of classics that is me
Never intended to write the words
That inspire me to draw and paint
A poet, no not me.

Words can be art, an image paint,
A poem can set feelings free,
Emotions with colour acquaint
A poet of sorts I will be.

Creation of art on paper,
Arts form a union inside me,
It really is quite a caper
A poet of sorts I will be

I am learning meter and rhyme
As part of classic poetry,
Flowing like paint, I hope, in time
A poet of sorts I will be.

A student of classics that is me
Never intended to write the words
That inspire me to draw and paint
A poet, no not me.

Poetry and art combine
Amidst my blood, they entwine.
Imagination and creativity
Needs that make me who I am
Talented, probably not,
I am not conceited that way.
Now and then inspired
Guess that is nearer the truth.

Peripatetic, with no line limit,
Overview of my poetic
Experience you want,
This is it … thus far.

A student of classics that is me
Never intended to write the words
That inspire me to draw and paint
A poet, no not me.

Author notes

The contest asks for poetry about poetry, well as a student I am no expert so I have written on and in the forms I have learned so far. I have tried also to reflect how poetry by a certain poet is my inspiration at times in my professional life as an artist. My poetic experiences (or should that be CV) written my own way using what I have learnt so far. In answer to the question: BOTH.

Refrain quatrain (free write)
Limerick
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Nonsense
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Sapphic Stanza (using 8884)
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Sonnet
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Kyrielle
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Acrostic
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To be continued
When the next term starts
Ever learning, ever growing,
Rats another acrostic
Peripatetic… can I be an acrostic TWERP?

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  • Peripatetic gold member
    July 27, 2008

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    Well, you cannot unring the bell rung by the Torturously Witty Extant Rope Poetic in your author's notes. Consider yourself an official twerp.
    The poem delivers the poet's bona fides in a variety of forms and styles with a tone of humorous humility. This only faintly disguises pleasure in her ever growing skill and confidence in a new art form lately attempted after years of accomplishment in another.
    Bravo!


    • Ceridwens Soul silver member
      July 28, 2008
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      Better than any trophy official Twerpdom... oh I love tht word not heard it in years. Thank you


  • cricketjeff gold member
    July 14, 2008

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    You are, despite your protestations otherwise, becoming quite a poet!
    This is a romp through how your poetry has changed and how it changes you.
    You see new ideas and you follow and develop them, keep at it poet keep at it!


  • The Poetic Angel
    July 14, 2008

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    wowwww Jems this is just sooo awsome you have used so many diferint forms and all worte so well that they blend in one after the other the refrain is great

    .... best of luck with this awsome poem...

    xxx Your angel xxx

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