conversations.from: system
conversations.value: So recently I’ve been getting back into poetry, thanks to Hedra’s great game The Darkest Poet. Since I haven’t seen a lot of poetry focused games here I wanted to start one. It will be a straightforward game, each week you get the chance to present themes from which I will choose one, after which we will submit one poem each. At the end of the week we decide which of the submitted poems is the best one before deciding on a new theme. You can drop in and out whenever you like, there is no bar for new people to enter. This is an experiment to see if storium is a good platform for this kind of thing.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I write whatever I can, but I love the beauty of poetry.
conversations.prefix: Poet:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I'm versatile.
conversations.prefix: Writer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I get pissed off easily.
conversations.prefix: Rage:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I'm determined 
conversations.prefix: Win:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I tend to write short stories and flash fiction, but I dabble in poetry on occasion.
conversations.prefix: Writer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I've been writing for a few years now, so I have some experience.
conversations.prefix: Experience:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I'm not very strong in the poetry writing category.
conversations.prefix: Not a Niche:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I want to better myself as a writer and hopefully learn how to drag the readers into whatever I'm writing.
conversations.prefix: To Better Myself:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: MIGHTIEST OF POETS! YES IT TRUE THAT HAVE NEVER TRIED BEING POET, BUT HOW HARD CAN IT BE? POETS NOT EVEN SWING AXES!
conversations.prefix: Warrior Poet:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: ALREADY CONQUEROR AND DESTROYER OF EVIL FOES. POETRY LIKE PLEASANT VACATION.
conversations.prefix: Overqualified:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: *(DIERBLUDD tried to throw out the weakness cards, but rest assured, he is completely, hilariously terrible at this)*
  
  -Skald
conversations.prefix: (Actually, really unqualified):
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: IT IMPORTANT TO SHOW THAT BARBARIAN HAVE SENSITIVE SIDE, TOO. YES, DIERBLUDD MIGHTY--OF COURSE MIGHTY, IT RIGHT THERE IN NAME--BUT ALSO DEEP.
conversations.prefix: Explore Softer Side:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Look, this job didn't exactly come with a manual. You're not even sure what dróttkvætt *means.* Perhaps it's a kind of fish.
conversations.prefix: Skald In Training:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Maybe you can come up with some new form of poetry! Or maybe you can poison the critics. Either way, you'll get some good results.
conversations.prefix: Innovative:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What rhymes with 'Stygian doom?'
  
  Besides that. That's not even a real word.
  
  
  
conversations.prefix: Melodramatic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You forgot to mention when you took this job that writing epic chronicles of battles and Mighty Deeds (okay, _fine_, MIGHTY DEEDS) isn't exactly your strong suit. 
  
  Whoops.
conversations.prefix: Learn To Write:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I squeeze in writing poetry between running the house and wrangling children. Whether or not I'm good at any of those things is up for debate.
conversations.prefix: Professional Mom, Unprofessional Everything Else:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: No, seriously-- my life is *nuts.* I certainly don't lack for inspiration around here.
conversations.prefix: Lots of Writing Material:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Nothing is ever finished.
conversations.prefix: Perfectionist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Writing is better than chocolate for relieving stress. Okay, *almost* better than chocolate. We'll call it a tie.
conversations.prefix: Catharsis:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: If only I could make a living out of writing
conversations.prefix: Aspirant writer:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Evil characters are easier for me to write and more fun.
conversations.prefix: Darker characters:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Happy stories? Not really my thing.
conversations.prefix: Happy anything:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lets write some nice poems and have some fun.
conversations.prefix: Some nice poetry:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Software Engineer / Manager.
conversations.prefix: Code Monkey:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: That'll help, right?
conversations.prefix: Word-puzzler:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The voice kept ringing in my ears – “Write, write,” until at last, being overcome with a desire to write poetry, I found paper, pen, and ink, and in a state of frenzy, sat me down...
conversations.prefix: Poet & Tragedian:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What is genius? / ’Tis a thing seldom rewarded; / If you are in poverty / ’Tis sure to be disregarded.
conversations.prefix: Poetic genius:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix:  :
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: And, if I ever return to Dundee again, / I hope it will be with the laurels of fame. / Plac’d on my brow by dame fortune that fickle Jade. / And, to Court her favour I am not afraid.
conversations.prefix: Find fame & fortune:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It's on the tip of your tongue.
conversations.prefix: Poor vocab recall:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What if you're a poet and you just don't know it?
conversations.prefix: Try something new:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sir, — A practical joke has been been done to me / Within the burgh of Dundee, / Which I consider to be a sin, / To present me with a stick ornamented with tin.
conversations.prefix: Unjustly maligned:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Award-winning writing doesn't matter much in journalism anymore, not when the ageist bean-counters want to cut costs. Now, Public Relations may pay the bills, but it's not satisfying.
conversations.prefix: Journalism Burnout:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're good at understanding complex topics, figuring out connections, and boiling things down for a coherent narrative for the average reader. 
conversations.prefix: Synthesis:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Oh, okay, maybe you can understand and write a metaphor, but flights of fancy? "Poetic" language? Not so much. Years of keeping to strict word counts have curbed your creativity.
conversations.prefix: Literal-minded:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The *actual* goal here for Tilda is to complete a work-required anger-management course, but the therapist suggested "exploring your creative side" as an outlet for her frustrations.
conversations.prefix: "Explore Your Creative Side":
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: I haven't written poetry in a while! I tend to write free  word-style poetry.
conversations.prefix: Rusty Writer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I like to write with an emphasis on how the way things sound when spoken, with less emphasis on the correct usage of words.
conversations.prefix: Spoken Word:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Some people might find my poetry confusing if the word usage is wrong (it's happened before, yikes!)
conversations.prefix: Confusing:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I hope to get better by practicing my writing.
conversations.prefix: Get Better!: