Words on the need for and the benefits of Dark poetry. Blog Posted:5/1/2019 11:33:00

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Words on the need for and the benefits of Dark poetry.
Blog Posted:5/1/2019 11:33:00 AM
Words on the need for and the benefits of Dark poetry.
I write dark poetry, but this blog is not about my writing it-- rather it is about the importance of acknowledging it as a part of poetry and its importance in that position. I feel that far too many poets think dark poetry is a monster, a beast, a thing to vilify and shun.
In this blog will be one list of over a hundred famous dark poems by a great many truly famous and acknowledged legendary poets!
To better understand the love and blessings of Light one must know about and understand the depths of Dark and its Evil in this world (IMHO),
(as both are realities).
Of course dark poetry may not be everybody's cup of tea and that too is perfectly fine(with me).
However, should it not be at least recognized as an important part of poetry , with the many, many legendary poets that wrote dark poetry, Poe being a leader among that elite group?
Also here below are more links to famous poets,(*and some of their very famous poems*), that wrote great dark poetry.

https://www.poemhunter.com/poems/dark/page-1/13349/

1.A Challenge To The Dark , Charles Bukowski
2.Traveling Through The Dark , William Stafford
3.In A Dark Time , Theodore Roethke
4.Gacela Of The Dark Death , Federico García Lorca
5.From The Dark Tower , Countee Cullen
6.Childe Roland To The Dark Tower Came , Robert Browning
7.Chant For Dark Hours , Dorothy Parker
8.I Wake And Feel The Fell Of Dark , Gerard Manley Hopkins
9.To A Dark Moses , Lucille Clifton
10.We Grow Accustomed To The Dark , Emily Dickinson
11.The Dark Forest , Edward Thomas
12.Another Dark Lady , Edwin Arlington Robinson
13.My Soul Is Dark , George Gordon Byron
14.Dark Dark Girl , kyle potter
15.The Dark Girl's Rhyme , Dorothy Parker
16.Under Her Dark Veil , Anna Akhmatova
17.Dark In Me , Brian Dorn
18.The Dark Hills , Edwin Arlington Robinson
19.The Dark Day , William Carlos Williams
20.Written Near A Port On A Dark Evening , Charlotte Smith
21.The Bird With The Dark Plumes , Robinson Jeffers
22.In The Dark Pine-Wood , James Joyce
23.The Dark Hour , William Henry Davies
24.The Dark House , Siegfried Sassoon
25.Not Quite Dark Yet , Yosa Buson
26.Behold, As Goblins Dark Of Mien , Robert Louis Stevenson
27.The Dark House , Edwin Arlington Robinson
28.The Dark Well , Ronald Stuart Thomas
29.Dark Mountains , Sandra Fowler
30.The Dark One Is Krishna , Mirabai
31.That Dark Dweller In Braj , Mirabai
32.Dark Trinity , Robert William Service
33.Dark Truth , Robert William Service
34.Dark Spring , Yvor Winters
35.Dark Poetic Mind , Uriah Hamilton
36.When The Dark Comes Down , Lucy Maud Montgomery
37.I See Thee Better—in The Dark , Emily Dickinson
38.Senlin: His Dark Origins , Conrad Potter Aiken
39.Dark Glasses , Robert William Service
40.Dark , farzana hossain
41.(e) 3 (Dark) The Dark Night , Renu Rakheja a.k.a Tranquil ..
42.And Here Comes Dark , Yasmin Rubayo
43.(e) 13 (Dark) This Is The End , Renu Rakheja a.k.a Tranquil ..
44.(e) 10 (Dark) The Spiderweb , Renu Rakheja a.k.a Tranquil ..
45.(e) 6 (Dark) Inside My Love, Die! ! , Renu Rakheja a.k.a Tranquil ..
46.Lonely In The Dark , nouri black
47.The Dark Secret Borne , Joanne Monte
48.The Dark Stag , Isabella Valancy Crawford
49.Dark Girl , Uriah Hamilton
50.Dark Moon Rising , A.J. McKinley
51.Ah, Yesterday Was Dark And Drear , Mathilde Blind
52.A Dark Dark Night , ritty patnaik
53.(1) Gonzalo Rojas To Someone Listening .. , Luis Gil de la Puente
54.Dark Supernatural Skills , Uriah Hamilton
55.(e) 2 (Dark) The Abyss Beckons , Renu Rakheja a.k.a Tranquil ..
56.The Dark Companion , James Brunton Stephens
57.Dark Night , Frank Bidart
58.Remarks On The Bright And Dark Side , Benjamin Tompson
59.The Dark , Kathryn Thompson
60.Dark Rosaleen , James Clarence Mangan
61.On The Dark, Still, Dry Warm Weather , Gilbert White
62.Through The Dark Sod—as Education , Emily Dickinson
63.(e) 1 (Dark) The Night's Highway , Renu Rakheja a.k.a Tranquil ..
64.A Dark Evening , Richard Ansell
65.My Wheel Is In The Dark , Emily Dickinson
66.Dark Dark Moon...... , Rowving Smith
67.The Dark , Aldo Kraas
68.Dawn And Dark , Norman Rowland Gale
69.(e) 8 (Dark) The Vampire , Renu Rakheja a.k.a Tranquil ..
70.Crying By Nights On Dark Evenings , Vernazera Lumba
71.Love In The Dark , Mick Lines
72.Dad, Dark Demons, And Memories , Not Long Left
73.Contemplating Dark Angels , Uriah Hamilton
74.Sitting In The Dark , Jake Gassiot
75.Your Dark Side , John Kipling Lewis
76.! The Dark Cloud Of Depression , Michael Shepherd
77.Dark Dreams , Sunnie Lodstar
78.The Dark And Me , Andrew Rose
79.Wings Of Dark. , Bernard Shaw
80.Dark Soul In The Broad Daylight , nimal dunuhinga
81.Dark, Dark, Dark , Shirley Hanley
82.Lurking In The Dark , Gary McPhail
83.Dark Wood, Dark Water , Sylvia Plath
84.Baghdad After Dark , Ted Sheridan
85.Dark Of The Night... , Geoff Warden
86.Dark Science With A Light Meter , Chuck Audette
87.Dark Crows , Barbara James
88.Dark Tempest , ~~~ Leaven ~~~
89.Song.—if Those Dark Eyes , Louisa Stuart Costello
90.In The Dark Mirror , Suchoon Mo_
91.Dark, More Dark , Gajanan Mishra
92.Dark Nights , Brandon Chiles
93.Come And Play In The Dark , blood red angel
94.Shivering In The Dark , Trade Martin
95.They Only Know Each Other In The Dark , DAVID GERARDINO
96.Haiku - Jewel In The Dark , john tiong chunghoo
97.Dark, Dark Dream Of Scare... , DEEP DARK SOUL POET
98.The Dark Life , Joshua Adisa
99.In The Dark Alleyway , Charles M Moore
100.Dark Angel , Steve Armstrong

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Under Her Dark Veil by Anna Akhmatova
Senlin: His Dark Origins by Conrad Aiken
The House Of Dust: Part 01: 06: Over the darkened city, the city of towers by Conrad Aiken
The House Of Dust: Part 02: 01: The round red sun heaves darkly out of the sea by Conrad Aiken
The Door in the Dark by Robert Frost
An Electric Sign Goes Dark by Carl Sandburg
My Country in Darkness by Eavan Boland
Behold, As Goblins Dark Of Mien by Robert Louis Stevenson
From the Dark Tower by Countee Cullen
In the Dark Pine-Wood by James Joyce
The Dark Hour by William Henry Davies
Dark Night by Frank Bidart
The Dark Forest by Edward Thomas
When the Dark Comes Down by Lucy Maud Montgomery
The Night is Darkening Around Me by Emily Bronte
Night is Darkening Around Me, The by Emily Bronte
Written near a Port on a Dark Evening by Charlotte Smith
Childe Roland To The Dark Tower Came by Robert Browning
Through the Dark Sod -- as Education by Emily Dickinson
Not quite dark yet by Yosa Buson
Darkness by Lord Byron
My Soul is Dark by Lord Byron
My wheel is in the dark! by Emily Dickinson
We grow accustomed to the Dark by Emily Dickinson
I see thee better -- in the Dark -- by Emily Dickinson
Halls grew darker by Aleksandr Blok
A Prayer in Darkness by G. K. Chesterton
Through a Glass Darkly by Arthur Hugh Clough
His Heart was darker than the starless night by Emily Dickinson
Light Shining out of Darkness by William Cowper
But Men Loved Darkness rather than Light by Richard Crashaw
Could that sweet Darkness where they dwell by Emily Dickinson
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The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy
Dark August by Derek Walcott
In Memoriam A. H. H.: 7. Dark house, by which once more I s by Lord Alfred Tennyson
Dream Song 62: That dark brown rabbit, lightness in his ears by John Berryman
Dark Trinity by Robert William Service
Dark Glasses by Robert William Service
A Challenge To The Dark by Charles Bukowski
Friends Within The Darkness by Charles Bukowski
I was in the darkness by Stephen Crane
Dark Truth by Robert William Service
I Wake And Feel The Fell Of Dark, Not Day by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Moonless darkness stands between by Gerard Manley Hopkins
It's Dark in Here by Shel Silverstein
Gacela of the Dark Death by Federico Garcia Lorca
Early Darkness by Louise Gluck
Heron Rises From The Dark, Summer Pond by Mary Oliver
In A Dark Time by Theodore Roethke
Light and Dark by George William Russell
The Dawn of Darkness by George William Russell
The Dark House by Siegfried Sassoon
The Bird With The Dark Plumes by Robinson Jeffers
Dark Prophecy: I Sing Of Shine by Etheridge Knight
The Dark and the Fair by Stanley Kunitz
Traveling Through The Dark by William Stafford
The Dark Hills by Edwin Arlington Robinson
The Dark House by Edwin Arlington Robinson
Another Dark Lady by Edwin Arlington Robinson
Chant For Dark Hours by Dorothy Parker
The Dark Girl's Rhyme by Dorothy Parker
In Darkness by Amy Lowell
The Dark Cavalier by Margaret Widdemer
When the Evening Darkens by Raymond A. Foss
Darks, Whites, and … Pinks by Raymond A. Foss
Dark Place by Raymond A. Foss
In the Dark by Raymond A. Foss
DARKIES by John Lindley
Wild Dark Love Song by Sharmagne Leland-St. John
It’s Dark, I Cannot See by Gary R. Ferris
Dark Shadow by Gary R. Ferris
In the Dark of Night by Raymond A. Foss
In the Dark Places Where She Dwell by Raymond A. Foss
Arguing in the Dark by Raymond A. Foss

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Dark Poetry: The Best Poems about Death, Pain, Loss, Grief, Sadness, Madness, Depression and Despair

Which poets wrote the best sad, dark, melancholy poems in the English language? Some of the best poems of all time are sad, dark, haunting poems about suffering, despair, loss and death. This page contains great darker poems by masters of the genre such as Conrad Aiken, William Blake, Elizabeth Bishop, Louise Bogan, John Clare, Hart Crane, e. e. cummings, Emily Dickinson, T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, George Gordon Lord Byron, Thomas Gray, Thomas Hardy, Robert Hayden, Robert Herrick, A. E. Housman, Langston Hughes, Ben Jonson, John Keats, D. H. Lawrence, Louis MacNeice, Edna St. Vincent Millay, John Milton, Richard Moore, Wilfred Owen, Dorothy Parker, Ezra Pound, Christina Rossetti, William Shakespeare, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Wallace Stevens, Sara Teasdale, Dylan Thomas, Thomas Wyatt, Elinor Wylie and William Butler Yeats. Some of the darker poems are the perfect poems for Halloween!

compiled by Michael R. Burch
Please keep in mind that this page reflects one person's opinion, for whatever that's worth .

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This my newest blog at my home poetry site has stirred quite a bit of discussion.
Perhaps tonight, I will post the great replies made to it......--Tyr

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Below are comments made in replies on my dark poetry blog...
I have also included my reply made to each poet's comment. ---Tyr
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Carole
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Date: 5/4/2019 1:05:00 AM
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Thanks, Robert, for the wonderful and extensive list of dark poetry. I look forward to reading the poems although I am not usually a fan of dark poetry or any kind of horror movies, books etc. since I am prone to nightmares due to my PTSD . However, I will give it a go because I do see the value in some of it and I believe anything that helps give us a deeper understanding of each other can be of positive value. Sometimes we need an outlet for our frustrations and sorrows and for us, writing is that outlet. Thanks again for thinking of me and drawing my attention to this incredible blog. Hope you are feeling okay.
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/4/2019 12:33:00 PM
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Thank you my dear friend for this inspiring and very welcomed comment on Dark poetry, its merits and its so oft perceived negatives. I fully see and hold that poets have a right to hold the persona values they think are best, correct in a smooth and very peaceful tune with their poetic hearts! I both honor and respect that immensely-- as such is exactly how I write, view and always attempt to compose my own poetry be it either Dark or Light in nature. For is it not right that we all seek better understanding of our ART, OUR CRAFT, our true love of poetry? I dare say that I think all poets would answer yes to that idealism , to that faith in poetry's beauty, gifts, and blessings to the betterment of all of mankind!
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Date: 5/3/2019 3:24:00 PM
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Robert, what an interesting and well documented blog you've put together on dark poetry. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I will be spending some time looking up the references. Your focused poetic quest has proven beneficial to us all. Take care, my friend! ~Mark
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/3/2019 9:33:00 PM
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Thank you my friend. As a poet, poetry is my interest and --all of it-- deserves to be noted as the blessing it is not only to we lovers and writers of it but also to those that read it. If it is quality verses regardless if its of a dark or or a light nature - both deserves respect, IMHO. Those famous poets listed as great poets also wrote dark poetry-some of them primarily wrote dark poetry. Thank you for your interest and your commenting my friend.
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Date: 5/3/2019 1:00:00 PM
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You've compiled a list that reflects a great depth of knowledge and research, and your own body of work is quite voluminous and impressive, my friend. Like you, I most appreciate dark poetry (as well as prose, film, music and fine art) as the truest and most incisive analysis of the real nature of human existence. Life is hard and cruel, and we should be ready to give credence to its most horrible truths.
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/3/2019 2:20:00 PM
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Thank you my friend. Your comment indeed gives truth to constant need to better understand our place in life, in this dark world and also see with much clearer eyes- our hopes, dreams and existence in this concept we call Time. Dark is a part of life- writing/reading about it is key to better understanding it and its opposite-Light...
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Date: 5/2/2019 12:48:00 PM
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I, for one, really enjoy dark poetry and also dark themes in novels and movies. One of my favorite poems in high school literature was the poem Dulce et decorum est (hope I got that title right) It is a most excellent depiction of war's atrocity. Nice blog!
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 3:42:00 PM
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Thank you my friend. War can only be described as dark- as it is about death, suffering and mankind's abject disregard for the sanctity of human life. Is not mankind's nature to be dark unless he restrains himself?ah yes, " the old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori. Wilfred Owens the great war poet wrote and saw such firsthand. Notes: Latin phrase is from the Roman poet Horace: “It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country.”
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Date: 5/2/2019 8:13:00 AM
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AH, Catharsis, the hope of demons and beasts seeking release....
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 11:13:00 AM
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Thank you my friend. Not so much those wicked things seeking release as it is poets that write dark poetry seeking greater understanding and staying true to their inner poet souls. Their is oft inspiring aspects to letting imagination and heart explore the mysteries in the dark and the monsters that sometimes journey above to wreck harm to we mortals. Even if that journey does so very often come from deep within our own troubled souls/minds/hearts . Thanks for commenting.
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Date: 5/2/2019 6:11:00 AM
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good gosh thatsa lotta meatballs! like victor i like writing dark with a ray of hope, with some exceptions. i avoid anything that smacks of the occult, satanic, depictions of graphic sexuality of violence. and etc. nice blog robert, you spent some time here
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 11:08:00 AM
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Yes the meatballs are piling up and the meal is so truly delicious methinks. I agree with you on the avoidance of anything that smacks of the occult, satanic, depictions of graphic sexuality of violence, etc, etc... As decency is a positive aspect of civilization and an ordered and law abiding society/nation.
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Date: 5/2/2019 4:20:00 AM
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One of my favorite genres. Informative blog.
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Date: 5/2/2019 11:06:00 AM
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Thank you my friend, I am very delighted that you have it to be so. Information being a positive thing and oft key to better understanding this too oft dark world, life and our places in it.
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Date: 5/2/2019 2:40:00 AM
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I think that it is far more rewarding for a human soul to get into the very essence of things.. Life with its complex dualities than simply basking in comfort zones just touching the surface of thoughts and feelings! Deeply honoured to spill humble words on a controversial issue presented and argued by a poet of grandeur.. Robert, thank you so much.. my deepest regards and blessings.
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 11:03:00 AM
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Thank you again for these additional words.thoughts on this topic. I have no problem with poets that love to write romance, poems honoring blessings of light and inspiring goodness.As such is sweet desserts for very hungry and oft greatly famished souls! Thank you for your insightful thoughts and poetic wisdom.
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Date: 5/2/2019 2:31:00 AM
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I won't reveal a secret if I say that Dark poetry is not my favourite.. Nevertheless, I can't deny its Beauty! I think, dark poetry is that continuous pondering and wondering! It is the mind constant gasping for the core truth of things.. an indefinite journey on the path of mystery.. never satisfied to the full! Ever looking for deeper.. more understanding and awareness.. the mind ever provoked.. the heart and the whole soul tasting many a state.. bitter, sweet, appalling discovery of the inner self.. Dark poetry, IMHO, enables the self to step in the darkest and most dangerous zones that lie within! and comprehend the very meanings of what is going inside and outside.. Isn't that a Beauty!
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 11:00:00 AM
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Thank you my friend, Your words, your wisdom and your immense kindness shines bright as a sun's noontime rays! As poets isnt it better that we explore our inner depths more and listen to our poetic hearts better!? We mortals are very complicated beings and dark is a huge part of our world. Knowledge is power-- you words ring so true my friend.
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Date: 5/1/2019 11:12:00 PM
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"Dark" poetry has become my favorite genre to write in, as I have personally found much beauty and strength and healing/catharsis in going to those shadowy places, facing those fears and troubling issues, and turning them to something beautiful ... poetry. I can't begin to express how much spiritual growth I have gone through in doing so, and the level of importance it has reached in my own personal "walk". The ONLY thing that makes life and love so precious is death, and that contrast between the light and dark is crucial to EVERYthing we go through. Apathy is the true evil in this life, and it is far more insidious and dangerous than anything that is blatantly hostile. Great blog, Friend!
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 10:56:00 AM
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Thank you my friend. I agree that in my estimation reading, writing and enjoying dark poetry only heightens the greater appreciation for and understanding of light poetry, romance poems and other positive forms as well. To greater appreciate Life one may just find that understanding about Dark and Death better is a positive step., IMHO. So true your words are golden my friend.
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Date: 5/1/2019 9:11:00 PM
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You shine a light on the darkness Robert...no pun intended! We all have emotions of good and bad to balance us out. I am familiar with a great deal of these poets Robert. I will be back to comment further after reading some of my favorites. Thank you so much for this extensive list of greats! xxoo
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 10:51:00 AM
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Thank you my friend. It is true that if one is familiar with many of these great poets , then their magnificent and famous dark poems give even great insights into the positive and inspiring qualities present in high quality dark poetry. Always a true pleasure to hear from you..
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Date: 5/1/2019 5:38:00 PM
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The depth of understanding revealed in comments below, reveals an empathic, or empathetic understanding of human nature in all its fullness of being. To not be able to turn aside from human suffering and darkness, but to try and absorb it, and then express it in a word form that will arouse and expand both thinking and feeling, is surely necessary to remain humanitarian? Empathy=Your pain in my heart. There is so much callousness in society. Writing darker poems reminds me of how not to be cruel.Between "Once upon a time" and "Happily Ever After" are all manner of horrors to be found...I am not a miserable person at all, I love life intensely, as a positive realist, seeing light and dark.
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 10:48:00 AM
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Thank you my friend. Sorry to be late replying at my own blog but I have been extremely busy writing 9 new poems in the last 3 days. And attempting to write more in my final part of my Achilles poem. Your reply is marvelous and its wisdom very deep in my humble opinion. Thank you....
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Date: 5/1/2019 4:37:00 PM
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Robert, I love reading and writing dark poetry, I somehow think a poet must have some darkness somewhere in their poetic soul to truly be a good poet. Writing dark poetry does not equal a dark person, it is just that we dark poetry writers can tap into that dark side of the world and our own souls. But, a truly good poet should be able to write both dark and lighter poetry like switching on a light switch... a fun poem as easily as a dark poem.
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 10:45:00 AM
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Thank you my friend. So true writing dark poetry does not equate to darkness in ones character or in ones soul. Such is most often a dedication to being true to ones poetic self and the desire to explore all of poetry and not just dwell in the light. To each their own is my view. I write light poetry and truly enjoy writing romantic poems as well. Yet my imagination and my admiration for the magnificent dark poet Edgar Allen Poe leads me to further explore dark poetry. Thank you for this wonderful post you've made.
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Date: 5/1/2019 3:06:00 PM
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I will go and read some. I like Tulips by Sylvia Plath. Have you read it. I like Tulips but she has a different take on them.
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 10:40:00 AM
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Thank you my friend. I too have read Sylvia Plath, and also do so truly admire her immense poetic gifts.
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Date: 5/1/2019 2:46:00 PM
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I know this may sound strange, but I have read almost none of these poems, and something in my soul says "Let's read them ALL!" and I want to, for there is something sexual, and sensual, and sinister, and enticing and intriguing about the phrase "dark poetry", and I know that Poe's Raven made me have nightmare for years, and why would I want to give that feeling up? Also, Coleridge's "wailing of a demon lover" has excited me for over 40 years, so yes, thank you for the blog and the reminder that expanding is what I do best. I am going to do this during the summer!
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Date: 5/2/2019 10:39:00 AM
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Thank you my friend. I am so very pleased to read your words and see your open mindedness on this topic. Coleridge, ah yes, what truly great poet and very, very intelligent man! And of course Poe the master of dark verse is so well known. I hope your summer sees you enjoy this new reading and your poetry bear even greater fruits from having done so my friend!
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Date: 5/1/2019 2:46:00 PM
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Quite an impressive list, although #72 doesn't have an author. Indeed, dark poetry is an inevitable and necessary part of the art form. We must be able to appreciate it in all of its expressions. I may have written one or two myself. I shall attempt another for the sake of Robert and his blog. Thanks, Robert, for your thoughts.
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 10:34:00 AM
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Thank you my friend. Your words bear much light and poetic wisdom it seems to me. You honor and humble me with your kindness and your great thoughtfulness on this topic.
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Date: 5/1/2019 1:33:00 PM
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Dear Robert...I couldn't agree with you more...I see ourselves (poets) as investigative reporters-poetic news... I also find that people (poets) that embrace the dark, are usually very content and kindhearted...and are willing to regurgitate their experience with the DarkSide...why?...because someone with an open heart will encompass all that has to be engulfed within the Human Condition and beyond...there is knowledge even in empty space...just put yourself there...all the poets you mentioned knew that...what makes us sad, what makes us hate, what makes us kill, what makes us evil...these human emotions must not be overlooked...but dealt with...happy endings my friend...John~^WW^
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Date: 5/2/2019 10:32:00 AM
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Thank you my friend. This too is an insightful and brilliant piece on the inspiring and positive aspects of dark verse when its done with good taste, quality and not heralding/promoting evil and wickedness as positive things to either be engaged in and/or admired.
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Date: 5/1/2019 1:05:00 PM
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I write under the title "lightndark". I have written poems on light and poems on the dark side of life. I agree with Robert. Life is made up of many aspects. However one must respect those who prefer the light only. It's their right. I write on both, though often I leave a window of light open. You did a great job Robert. And gave me a list to read more.
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 10:29:00 AM
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Thank you my friend. I know you are in favor of dark poetry and its very inspiring and positive aspects. Your poetry awes me whether its light or dark. And yes I give sincere respect to those brilliant poets here that do not care for dark poetry. I just wish some would return that in kind and perhaps open their yes to the history of dark poetry and its many legendary poets that composed dark poem.
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Date: 5/1/2019 12:27:00 PM
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We aren't always the perfect person we envision ourselves to be, we are all human with all the frailties intrinsic to our race, and given a chance, we will feast among our darker emotions. When the surface of our reality is scratched, out of our darker side emerges a wild and erotic nature, that some poets set free to roam the territories of our imagination and cause havoc and mayhem... exploiting our raw uncensored senses. I find that if it's done correctly, unusual and somewhat taboo subject matter can satisfy our curiosity as poets and human beings by revealing the hidden side of our psyche.
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 10:25:00 AM
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Thank you my friend. You give great thought, depths and true wisdom in this very enlightening piece that you have now given us in this comment. A very positive and eye opening view on the positive aspects of dark poetry, Thank you much..
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Date: 5/1/2019 12:19:00 PM
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Thank you Robert for the time you dedicated to writing this excellent blog. Before I joined this site I had no idea how many different forms of poetry were possible! So many excellent poets here with a wealth of knowledge, who are willing to share.
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Date: 5/2/2019 10:22:00 AM
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Thank you my friend. I have just now presented my third part of my ongoing dark poetry on my Poe and Raven series. You speak truth my good friend-- so many fantastic poets here and most do not write dark poetry. I celebrate and admire their immense talents and poetic hearts with true sincerity..
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Tom
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Date: 5/1/2019 12:07:00 PM
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There is one poet who is missing from that list his name is Robert Lindley. I'm sure many will agree. Tom.
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Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 10:19:00 AM
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Thank you dear friends for such humbling and very kind words. Such are blessings to we that write and pray our verses bear fruit and entertain the readers. I must say that this blog does not in any way, criticize those that for any reason do not care for dark poetry. It is given to ask that they see we that write it as poets staying true to our hearts and minds.

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Aqua Marine
Date: 5/1/2019 5:45:00 PM
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Agree, and as Winged Warrior says, a truly kindhearted human being too. : )

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Date: 5/1/2019 12:19:00 PM
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agreed
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