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Poetry thread

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I quite like writing poetry and so I thought I'd start a thread - please post your poems here. The first one I want to share is one I posted on another thread recently, about autistic people being typecast.

It's called "I don't wanna be typecast"

I don't wanna be typecast, I'm not a Tinpot

Unimportant, inferior or worthless, I'm not.

I'm not a savant, no genius IQ

But I'm not stupid, I can learn stuff too.

Don't think there is no emotion there

I have empathy, consideration and care

I don't wanna be typecast, no matter what we do

We're all individuals, I'm me and you're you

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  • in reply to Allyboo

    I've been going along attending a local poetry appreciation group here for a year now (very handy as I've had very little appreciation of poetry so far). Members recite poems at the front on a set theme each month. I'd avoided public speaking since I was a student 30 years ago so was very wary how it would go (i.e. very badly like at that time). It's been rough but there have been more positives+light with it so far, surprisingly and refreshingly so that's good news+ a great relief. I'm still finding I prefer to follow the poem with my finger on the paper while I'm reading it at the lectern and I don't bother making eye contact with the audience (I've got enough on just following and reading the poem etc) and I'm happy with that. I don't put a lot of performance into it either, I prefer to do it e.g. like Simon Armitage, just read it and let the words be the most important thing / do the talking Slight smileThumbsup

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  • in reply to Allyboo

    I've been going along attending a local poetry appreciation group here for a year now (very handy as I've had very little appreciation of poetry so far). Members recite poems at the front on a set theme each month. I'd avoided public speaking since I was a student 30 years ago so was very wary how it would go (i.e. very badly like at that time). It's been rough but there have been more positives+light with it so far, surprisingly and refreshingly so that's good news+ a great relief. I'm still finding I prefer to follow the poem with my finger on the paper while I'm reading it at the lectern and I don't bother making eye contact with the audience (I've got enough on just following and reading the poem etc) and I'm happy with that. I don't put a lot of performance into it either, I prefer to do it e.g. like Simon Armitage, just read it and let the words be the most important thing / do the talking Slight smileThumbsup

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