Good evening/morning/afternoon wherever you are, old friends and impending. Life can be a little like poetry: it's brazen, distracting, sometimes we get stuck in a pattern or sometimes we trail off the page with our own thoughts. How is everyone? What's been on your mind, come they be insigificant or in-depth? Here is a moment to not over-think a response and just write whatever is on your mind. Overthinking can be crippling and a little harmful.

Hi Covers, veteran and new <3 (tw: I'm about to make reference to a disgraced artist allegedly guilty of s*xual ab*se) I remember a Marilyn Manson song I use to listen to quite a bit (he's in the bad books now because of his alleged behaviour >:( so I apologise for referencing him here), but I just wanted to take a very brief moment to acknowledge a single line from his song 'Deep Six' which I found amazing (and makes me wish I penned the line myself): You wanna know what Zeus said to Narcissus? You'd betta watch yourself. Ugh, so good. Let's ignore the writer/singer, but when I first heard the line, it really moved me. It's got 'you don't know who you're dealing with. F*** you' vibes to it, and serves as a threatening reality check to whoever is planning to screw you over, but of course you will not let them get away with it. Can anyone else recall a line from film/music/literature/video games/public speeches, etc. that is so great and poetic, that you wish you had thought of it yourself? Honorable mentions to: I will remove the cause, but not the symptom from Rocky Horror. Share your thoughts!

Share your experiences, folks. Have you ever submitted your poems to a magazine? What was your experience, and what was the outcome, if there was any? Does it help with boosting your creative career, or gaining exposure, or are you just throwing your poems into the abyss before they experience their 15 minutes of fame? I was hoping your responses would assist a few people here. :)

Has anyone seen it? For those who don't know, it's a cooking show for amateurs who have to recreate elaborately designed desserts and the results are... far from satisfactory. This show made me realise that I haven't laughed so hard at anything so wholesome for so long. Here is one of my favourite moments from the series so far. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did:

Heya, Covers! Haven't we all listened to the lyrics of a song before and thought, 'damn, that's pure poetry!'? Well, here is the place to share the lyrics of your favourite tracks! I have a few too many hits to mention, but I thought I'd start with a song I recently discovered by Eartha Kitt, followed by a song I have raved on about before, 'Little Cream Soda' by The White Stripes. Enjoy the poetr- I mean, songs, and comment your favourites below! 'I Want To Be Evil' by Eartha Kitt I've posed for pictures with Iv'ry Soap I've petted stray dogs, and shied clear of dope My smile is brilliant, my glance is tender But I'm noted most for my unspoiled gender I've been made Miss Reingold, though I never touch beer And I'm the person to whom they say, "You're sweet, my dear" The only etchings I've seen have been behind glass And the closest I've been to a bar was at ballet class Prim and proper, the girl who's never been kissed I'm tired of being pure and not chased Like something that seeks it's level I wanna go to the devil I wanna be evil, I wanna spit tacks I wanna be evil and cheat at jacks I wanna be wicked, I wanna tell lies I wanna be mean and throw mud pies I want to wake up in the morning With that dark brown taste I wanna see some dissipation in my face I wanna be evil, I wanna be mad But more than that, I wanna be bad I wanna be evil and trump an ace Just to see my partner's face I wanna be nasty, I wanna be cruel I wanna be daring, I wanna shoot pool And in the theatre, I want to change my seat Just so I can step on everybody's feet I wanna be evil, I wanna hurt flies I wanna sing songs like the guy who cries I wanna be horrid, I wanna drink booze And whatever I've got, I am eager to lose I wanna be evil, little evil me Just as mean and evil as I can be Songwriters: Lester Judson / Raymond Taylor 'Little Cream Soda' by The White Stripes One, two, three, four Well, every highway that I go down seems to be longer Than the last one that I knew about, oh, well And every girl that I walk around seems to be more of an illusion Than the last one that I found, oh, well And this old man in front of me wearing canes and ruby rings Is like containing an explosion when he sings And with every chance to set himself on fire He just ends up doin' the same thing Well, each beautiful thing I come across tells me To stop moving and shake this riddle off, oh, well And there was a time when all I wanted was my ice cream colder And a little cream soda, oh, well, oh, well And a wooden box and an alley full Of rocks was all I had to care about Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well Now my mind is filled with rubber tires and forest fires And whether I'm a liar And lots of other situations where I don't know what to do At which time God screams to me "There's nothing left for me to tell you." Nothing left for me to tell you Nothing left Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well, oh, well Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well, oh, well Songwriter: Jack White III

Hello lovelies, old and new- and a warm welcome to the latter. :) Poetry communities will come together like the wind, and go together in a similar fashion. It's got me wondering what it is about poetry/poetry communities/the industry of poetry that makes people so uncertain to get together, write, share, and simply indulge in the works of others? What is that barrier many writers can't cross? What makes them move away from a community, and how do they lose interest when it comes to connecting with other writers, or lose interest in writing poetry altogether? Poetry is one of the most (if not, the most) beautiful literary art form there is, yet the field can be volatile and writers often end up abandoning their love for something so vulnerable and intimate. What do you think will tie a poetry community closer together?

Hey there, Covers! This post isn't going to be as saucy as I lead on in the title, but I do have legitimate questions regarding poetry about the birds and the bees. If you have ever written a poem or poems about mature topics, do you feel comfortable posting them? What do you get concerned about? And do you think the Cove is the right place to post them? Discuss!

I needa get out of Melbourne and just spend around 10 days in Nashville, Tennessee. I want to see the bright lights, see a ton of folk gigs and visit Third Man Records. If you could buy a ticket today and jump on a plane tomorrow, where would the destination be? You don't need to explain why! (also if you live in or have been to Nashville, please give me recommendations.)

Hello friends! So, we've all heard of celebrity poetry: the good, the bad and the Gabbie, but what about poetry from celebrities or notable folks who are yet to find their inner Shakespeare or Angelou? Who out there do you wish would publish a poetry book, and why? It could be anyone from sportsmen to singers, actors to astronauts. For me, it would be Marc Bolan (who is no longer with us but many of his songs were pure poetry and I believe many of them were initially poems), Jack White (who is apparently a poet but is yet to publish any of his work. Why, I don't know. The man appears to have a million jobs and none of them involve poetry), and Pattie Smith, unless she has already. I haven't heard anything about Smith publishing a poetry book but she is one of my favourite writers of all time, so I'd love to read endless poems from her New York arthouse mind. How about you?

I'll start: for my most recent NaPoWriMo poem, I wanted to find a way to describe small fruit growing on a tree without using the words 'popped' or 'protruded' because they weren't right or cute enough. So I just Googled 'hernia pops out called'. Yes I was looking for a cute word. A less weird search I did once was 'train wikipedia'. I'd love to hear your most random incognito-esque Google searches!

Hello friends and beautiful acquaintances... I've been feeling very existential lately, so let's help each other out by exchanging some wisdoms: The best bits of advice I've ever received are the below: From my maternal uncle who's been like a father to me at times 'always be the adult in every situation' - i.e. maintain your maturity and civility regardless of how someone treats you, or how they behave. 'Laziness is a privilege' because it means you can always rely on other people to do your dirty work from you. A smart Honours student told me that. 'Nostalgia is a lie. Nothing ever felt as good as how you remember it'. Some rando on the internet. Watcha got?

I had the most random thought as I logged into the Cove today and saw the Cove's birthday banner on the corner of the page. I've mentioned before that I'm not a horoscope kinda person, but I ended up Googling '27 February star sign' and it turns out the Poetry Cove is a Pisces! (maybe the fish could be its unofficial mascot?) :P So my question to you is, what random fun facts do you know? Share below whenever they come into your head!

Because who said poetry has to be so serious? Not sure if any of the below will crack you up but I was just in one of those moods, ya know. Prepare to be mildly entertained, if I'm lucky: Two haikus Unforgettable. Kissed by the sun, skin so hot . Melting popsicles. - California Girls No privacy here. Somebody is watching me. Is it just a dream? - No, it's Michael Jackson! i asked him 'what's cooler than being cool?' he shouts a million voices at me i can't hear him. i ask again 'what's cooler than being cool?' he speaks a thousand voices and then I suddenly hear him: 'ice cold' - alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright Me: Leaning Tower of Pisa You: Leaning Tower of Pizza A dyslexic: the sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side The guy on the toilet: That's a Leaning Tower of Pisa, you idiot! - confusion Oh my God It's happening Everybody stay Calm Everybody stay Calm STAY FUCKING CALM! Everybody calm The fuck Down! - what's the procedure? Please share your creations, or write some if you have any ideas! I would love to read them.

You can call this a social experiment. There is no obligation to comment, it's just that I see so many names come and go and so many people I haven't had the opportunity to connect with yet (First 100s and newbies), and I'd just like to know how many people are currently active on the Cove. That's all :) So... starting smashing that like button ;)