# SDMB Poetry Sweatshop - Feb. 2010 edition, Anthology Thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 1, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797 "2010-03-01T01:00:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/21 "2010-03-02T02:53:22Z")
Wow, well done everyone! Very impressive, and tough choice to have to make. And yes, thanks for doing this, **Le Ministre de l’au-delà**! ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/22 "2010-03-02T14:40:37Z")
Great poems! Thank you for organizing, Ministre, it’s very fun and I’ve started looking forward to it. And the spoilers were exactly what I was looking for, so that worked out fine. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/23 "2010-03-02T14:49:25Z")
Very, very good. I like the format and the poems. Hope a lot of people will vote. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/24 "2010-03-02T15:10:40Z")
I think this is the best crop of poems yet, some of those are truly incredible. I must remember to vote this time, though for which one, I don’t know yet… I actually was quite happy with my own submission (well, I still am, kinda), and I certainly like it better than my last one, but I’m not sure I can compete. I’ll just blame a too dismal outcome on the missing blank line between the 4th and 5th stanza that seems to have gotten lost in translation somehow… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/25 "2010-03-02T15:14:13Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > Glen Coe: February 13, 1692 > > We met them at the close of evening,… For those wondering about the historical background to this poem: [Massacre of Glencoe - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Glencoe) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/26 "2010-03-02T19:57:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > For those wondering about the historical background to this poem: [Massacre of Glencoe - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Glencoe) Indeed. That was some disturbing reading I came across a while back when I was googling a nearby street name. On a different topic, I think we talked in the logistics thread about getting this stickied for a day or two with “PLEASE VOTE” added to the title. Anybody recall if that seemed doable? ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/27 "2010-03-02T20:01:22Z")
Didn’t the mod for this forum say they’d absolutely do it, and to just hit them up and/or report the thread for sticky? ETA: Reported for sticky. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/28 "2010-03-02T20:52:46Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Indeed. That was some disturbing reading I came across a while back when I was googling a nearby street name… I thought better of King William III before I knew of his role in approving those orders. Unpardonable. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/29 "2010-03-02T21:00:34Z")
I agree with those who said that this is the best crop so far; a definite wow. And it’s a fun challenge to do, even if you’re not competing. Good mental exercise. ---
**Author:** ![Pandoranoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce73a5/32.png) [@Pandoranoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pandoranoid)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/30 "2010-03-02T23:00:47Z")
This is the first time I have participated, and I am absolutely cowed by all the talent here! Going right now to read all the previous anthologies I missed. Moo. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/31 "2010-03-03T02:06:56Z")
**Shot From Guns** suggested we sticky this while the voting is going on – I thought that was a good idea, so I went ahead and did it. **Le Ministre** , if you’d prefer we not sticky it, report this post and one of us will unstick it. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/32 "2010-03-03T12:14:34Z")
Since **Elendil’s Heir** is describing the backstory on his poem, I figured I could share mine. It’s based on the Edgar Allan Poe poem “[Lenore](http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/poe/1504).” It’s supposed to be almost a prequel, as if she wrote it to him before she died. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/33 "2010-03-03T14:28:14Z")
Thanks, but it wasn’t my poem, it was **maserschmidt** ’s. I liked the Poe reference, too. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/34 "2010-03-05T02:38:03Z")
SDMB Index Clicks from people wondering if anyone has voted: 755 Clicks from actual non-participant voters: 6 ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/35 "2010-03-05T02:59:47Z")
Obviously, I had just seen \*The Crazies \*the night before the competition and it fit in well with the word structure (don’t worry - I really don’t give much away!) ---
**Author:** ![TrunkJunk83](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@TrunkJunk83](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TrunkJunk83)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/36 "2010-03-06T16:30:39Z")
Just stumbled on this. Totally cool idea! I’ve got to tell my prof about this and my friends. Love reading them. **Serenata67** , love Poe. I mean, LOVE POE. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/37 "2010-03-06T17:12:28Z")
Aww, thanks **TrunkJunk83**! Just curious… what happens if there’s a tie? We have 4 poems with 3 votes each… and voting ends tomorrow! ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/38 "2010-03-06T17:28:17Z")
I’m not sure - given the words and the theme this round, I really don’t want to suggest ‘sudden death overtime’. Shootout? Umm, maybe not that, either… 😉 For the moment, I’m just hoping that some more people will vote in the next 32 hours and solve that whole problem… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/39 "2010-03-06T20:29:56Z")
Well, I finally voted – but instead of breaking the tie, I added another poem to it. If the tie still exists, perhaps run another round with only the poems that are tied, so the people who voted for a different poem could break the tie? ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797/40 "2010-03-07T04:21:34Z")
I like Twickster’s idea. Perhaps another vote would work. We had so many great poems, it really split the vote! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-feb-2010-edition-anthology-thread/530797.md?page=3)