Ignore The Ad Above This Poem Poem by Michael Shepherd
Ignore The Ad Above This Poem
I deeply resent
the ad above this poem
(well it was there
last time I looked)
for Carcanet Press
as if we were chums
them and I
far from it
not only am I
not published by them
in case you thought I was
but
they don't even answer my emails
offering them my poetry
at 100% off
and their
selecting editor
is quoted as saying that
'amateur' poets should
be wiped out
so much for
love of poetry
I guess courtesy
isn't award-winning
these days
(dammit, it's a different ad this time...)
Very funny, Michael. Quite some time ago, I posted 'Online Advertising.' You might like that and it fits your challenge. One never knows what will be flashing its irritating message just when you're writing a serious poem. Raynette
This is very funny Michael! I was upset when I posted my ''Ultimate Blonde Moment'' poem about ear piercing........the ad above it was for nipple piercing! ! I thought that was awful! :) Great poem. Sincerely, Mary
It certainly is! I loved this, great subject, well done Michael!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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It's the dangling 'carrot' isn't it. they do it to make your mouth water, to wind you up and then dropp you head first, with a 'not quite suitable material'. statement! Love the subject matter. Well done. Love Ernestine XXX