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Classic poem of the day

Supposed irritability of men of genius brought to the test of
facts--Causes and occasions of the charge--Its injustice.


I have often thought, that it would be neither uninstructive nor
unamusing to analyze, and bring forward into distinct consciousness,
that complex feeling, with which readers in general take part against
the author, in favour of the critic; and the readiness with which they
apply to all poets the old sarcasm of Horace upon the scribbler......

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Member poem of the day

What a monster you must be
to rip me to shreds
when all I did was love you.

You broke me
you abandonded me
you killed me from the inside out.

I gave you another chance
and you pulled the trigger
with a smile on your face.