Part of me feels that I should go on doing what I am doing in the Perl Poetry section (here and here) simply because it's fun and I like what I do.

But the other part of me (the stupid part, no doubt) realizes that I have a bare scintilla of any creative talent, and if I'm going to be posting things in public like I have been, they should be decent and at least tolerable. I don't condone torture, especially not perl poetry torture (second only to being locked up with a kender). I've heard one or two people say that they can't stand perl poetry in any form, and another say that the stuff is just perl code that manages to survive `-c' and not really poetry at all. This is too bad, but I would definitely like to hear what everyone else thinks.

To put it simply:

• Why are my poems turning out crummy reputations?
• Is there anything I can improve upon to satisfy Joe Q. Perlhacker?
• How has my lastest poem failed to even make it out of the Newest Nodes section and into the Perl Poetry section?
• What are some of your favorite perl poetry pieces from the past?

I would appreciate your comments and perhaps I can glean some insight into what you all like, and then add my own, pecular spin. I realize that I can't please 100% of the Perl Hackers 100% of the time (something vroom knows very well) but I'd like to give it a shot.

Best regards,

Alakaboo, JAPP*
I am the lurker that spams in the night.

* that's Just Another Perl Poet <grin>

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