Favorite Haskins poem?

Bravo · Mar 11, 2007

id say pagans in rapture.

the last line just seals it:

We called it magic,
And spilt blood in its name.

what's yours?

Unique · Mar 11, 2007

Just for Today ... Tomorrow may be different

The Difference Being

She finds God in
Every rose petal;
I find God in
Every thorn,

Godfather · Mar 11, 2007

haskins is great.

but hell man, i don't know that he's the type who's into hero worship like this.

that being said, haskins is a great poet.

Bravo · Mar 11, 2007

it's not about hero worship.

i just like seeing what poems other people are into.

Perks · Mar 11, 2007

I have two today - La Femme Qui Pleure
and How Religion Works

And, no, I don't think this has to be about hero worship. It's just nice to run to the refuge of what works. Sometimes all of this seems like an uphill battle. Admiring Haskins' work is easy. I like easy.

Angelinity · Mar 11, 2007

you made me look him up again. though choice... i chose this one today...

http://www.poisonpen.net/poetry/the-mute

ddgryphon · Mar 11, 2007

It seems whichever one I've just read--which is a nice trick.

However, today it seems to be:

http://www.poisonpen.net/poetry/last-breath-drawn

Most likely the incurable romantic in me.

William Haskins · Mar 13, 2007

fascinating choices. uncomfortable thread.

mine are:

http://poisonpen.net/poetry/luna

http://poisonpen.net/poetry/she-picks-her-words-like-flowers

http://poisonpen.net/poetry/song-of-the-unblessed

http://poisonpen.net/poetry/the-politics-of-a-passing-glance

trumancoyote · Mar 14, 2007

I think William's pretty little face is my favorite poem of his.

A-teehee

William Haskins · Mar 14, 2007

"beauty is but a painted hell" - campion

Stew21 · Mar 15, 2007

unfortunately our network at the office won't let me go to Poison Pen - wtf? but off the top of my head:

La Femme Qui Pleure

and now I'm going to get vague:
the one with the one eyed sketch artist (Cyclops) I laughed until I cried.
the one with the guy looking at his reflection in a window
the one with something about the crooked moon, "she counted my scars"? am I remembering that right?
and she picks her words like flowers

shit...I'm not so good at explaining these. I need titles.

Perks · Mar 15, 2007

Stew21 said:
unfortunately our network at the office won't let me go to Poison Pen - wtf?

That's because it's full of filth and sexy talk.

Stew21 · Mar 15, 2007

HA! We've had this conversation before. Someone I know said her work internet filter wouldn't let it through and I was shocked, and now at this company I work for, the same thing. I hate that.

Perks · Mar 15, 2007

It's not The Establishment, it's Haskins. He doesn't have to be a perv.

Meerkat · Mar 15, 2007

This one:

By the Clock

In Time…
Days turn to nights-
Dreams turn to fights-
Blood turns to wine-
In the shadows,
Through the windows,
Melting memories
Of the country.

Sarita · Mar 15, 2007

Perks said:
It's not The Establishment, it's Haskins. He doesn't have to be a perv.

That and my porno painting... deadly combo.

I have a bunch of favorites. Here are a few that come to mind:

Luna. Something about this poem just speaks to me. I'm sure it speaks to the rest of you, but not like it speaks to me.

The Mute. It still makes me touch the palm of my hand as I read it.

La Femme Qui Pleure. I've always loved this painting and this poem makes me love it more.

If Trees Could Talk. Who doesn't feel like that, once in a while?

Perks · Mar 15, 2007

Saritams8 said:
That and my porno painting... deadly combo.

Grunting, lecherous fiends, the both of you. Makes me sick.

Bravo · Mar 15, 2007

William Haskins said:
http://poisonpen.net/poetry/song-of-the-unblessed

http://poisonpen.net/poetry/the-politics-of-a-passing-glance

i actually just read that a few days ago, and was thinking about it while i passed someone on the escalator.

another one i like:

http://poisonpen.net/poetry/revolution-r-i-p

and my new favorite:

http://poisonpen.net/poetry/smooth-as-glass

William Haskins · Mar 15, 2007

you kids make an old, broken-down hack smile.

thanks.

SpookyWriter · Mar 15, 2007

William Haskins said:
you kids make an old, broken-down hack smile.

thanks.

What are you, like 29? Old my arse. Ha!

Unique · Mar 15, 2007

Today's choice

We Saw Too Much
We saw too much
Too early in life. (.....)

Yes, I think that's what it was.

William Haskins · Mar 15, 2007

you guys have collectively picked poems from my teens, my twenties, my thirties and my forties.

i don't know what that means, if anything, but it's interesting.

Meerkat · Mar 15, 2007

William Haskins said:
you guys have collectively picked poems from my teens, my twenties, my thirties and my forties.

i don't know what that means, if anything, but it's interesting.

They're timeless, of course....still, it would be fascinating to know the order in which they were written. Have you ever considered adding the year each was written as a footnote or something on your site?

Bravo · Mar 15, 2007

yea, let's hear when you wrote them, haskins.

thatd be really interesting for me to see.

i wonder if i was drawn to ones you wrote at a certain age, or what.

thank you

Stew21 · Mar 15, 2007

here are the two others i referred to:

http://www.poisonpen.net/poetry/crooked-moon
http://www.poisonpen.net/poetry/doomed-to-love-a-one-eyed-sketch-artist

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