Revolution On Canvas

[popdisaster00]

Does anybody know where I can read some poems from revolution on canvas? Do any of you have it? If so, i'd really like to be view a few of the poems from the book.

[xxnfg05xx]

i was at mtv.com and its being advertised for being on sale starting at 3.99.I got mine for 7 plus shipping. just buy it, its worth it

[popdisaster00]

yeah but i need to get a poem for english class tomorrow and i really wanted one from this book, because i don't follow any real poets so i can't say i have a favorite. i just knew i'd like ones from this book. she wont let us use songs....(i was gonna use brand new lryics)

[trustmeimokay]

yeah but i need to get a poem for english class tomorrow and i really wanted one from this book, because i don't follow any real poets so i can't say i have a favorite. i just knew i'd like ones from this book. she wont let us use songs....(i was gonna use brand new lryics)
she doesnt have to know its a song.......

but anywho i dont have the book either

[BrandNew20]

I have the book, who would you like a poem by?

I would have to say that Jason Gleason is probably the best...

[LoserlyFirefly]

i have the book...

[popdisaster00]

jason's would be great, but whichever you have the energy to type up. saosin? did anthony have a poem?

[aolsux]

i have the book, it seriously is one of my favorite reads. I can just read some poems over and over again. It's great, get it on half.com, they have them super cheap.

[popdisaster00]

would you be so kind as to post just 1 or 2 good poems from the book?

[BrandNew20]

Jason Gleason
Further Seems Forever

THIS IS NOT ME

what's it like to make a metaphor?
my mother's a womb
my dad's a guitar
my love is a heart
or a kiss
or a star
or a prayer for my life as I sleep in the car
she's a doctorate in rain
and the same last name
or a light in the dark and my god is the same
my life is a speck of dust
or a flame
and I'm all the better for it
not knowing, or caring, it's not for me to chose
some call it trust
some call it faith
it's all just a matter of taste
and this is not me
and I've fooled you all again

[selftitled85]

if you would...post another one those poems rock. im gonna go buy it tomorrow if i have time.

[popdisaster00]

fuck yeah, that beats my walt whitman poem.

[punklet2101]

i have the book. its good

[13th hour]

the ones from the Bled kick ass.

[jaimej]

i have it too.. i got it online but i was at hot topic the other day and they sell it there.

[nards228]

fuck yeah, that beats my walt whitman poem.
I picked up a copy of this book the other day at Hot Topic and I was pretty disappointed. Most of the stuff in this book read like bad song lyrics or teenage poetry - scattered ideas and too many pronouns. Most of it is downright bad.

I just wish these people would actually read what they wrote once in a while and think about what the hell they're trying to say. Being intentionally vague, melodramatic, or ironic makes for bad poetry.

And if you think that any of this is better than Whitman, you're an idiot. There's no way you can compare one of the greatest American poets to a punk rock lyricist. Period.



Rennard

[mondeoman]

I picked up a copy of this book the other day at Hot Topic and I was pretty disappointed. Most of the stuff in this book read like bad song lyrics or teenage poetry - scattered ideas and too many pronouns. Most of it is downright bad.

I just wish these people would actually read what they wrote once in a while and think about what the hell they're trying to say. Being intentionally vague, melodramatic, or ironic makes for bad poetry.

And if you think that any of this is better than Whitman, you're an idiot. There's no way you can compare one of the greatest American poets to a punk rock lyricist. Period.



Rennard
I have to almost agree with him here. Whitman is the shizzo. But some "punk rock lyricists" are actually quite good. I personally love anything Jesse Lacey does.

[nards228]

I have to almost agree with him here. Whitman is the shizzo. But some "punk rock lyricists" are actually quite good. I personally love anything Jesse Lacey does.
Jesse Lacey is a good song writer, but song lyrics don't translate into poetry. Of course, poetry doesn't translate into good song lyrics, either. Take pretty much any famous poem ever written and try singing it. With the exception of Emily Dickinson's poetry, most of which is written to the beat of "Yankee Doodle," most poetry would be absolutely terrible as they lyrics to a song.

Some people say that poetry is words without music. In reality, poetry is words that have a subtle music of their own. Anybody who seriously studies poetry understands the sometimes staggering amount of complexity that goes into line breaks, word choice, rythym, and so on. Song lyrics are easier to write, but they have to work with the music they're written to. Music and poetry are comparable but fundamentally different art forms.



Rennard

[punkpixie]

Jesse Lacey is a good song writer, but song lyrics don't translate into poetry. Of course, poetry doesn't translate into good song lyrics, either. Take pretty much any famous poem ever written and try singing it. With the exception of Emily Dickinson's poetry, most of which is written to the beat of "Yankee Doodle," most poetry would be absolutely terrible as they lyrics to a song.

Some people say that poetry is words without music. In reality, poetry is words that have a subtle music of their own. Anybody who seriously studies poetry understands the sometimes staggering amount of complexity that goes into line breaks, word choice, rythym, and so on. Song lyrics are easier to write, but they have to work with the music they're written to. Music and poetry are comparable but fundamentally different art forms.



Rennard

You are right, my mind boggles sometimes at how precise the rhythms are in poetry. It takes a HUGE amount of skill. I have wanted to read 'Revolution on Canvas' for ages but they don't sell it over here. Boo Hoo! :(