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: Poet: I write whatever I can, but I love the beauty of poetry.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Writer: I'm versatile.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rage: I get pissed off easily.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Win: I'm determined 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Writer: I tend to write short stories and flash fiction, but I dabble in poetry on occasion.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Experience: I've been writing for a few years now, so I have some experience.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not a Niche: I'm not very strong in the poetry writing category.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: To Better Myself: I want to better myself as a writer and hopefully learn how to drag the readers into whatever I'm writing.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Warrior Poet: MIGHTIEST OF POETS! YES IT TRUE THAT HAVE NEVER TRIED BEING POET, BUT HOW HARD CAN IT BE? POETS NOT EVEN SWING AXES!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Overqualified: ALREADY CONQUEROR AND DESTROYER OF EVIL FOES. POETRY LIKE PLEASANT VACATION.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: (Actually, really unqualified): *(DIERBLUDD tried to throw out the weakness cards, but rest assured, he is completely, hilariously terrible at this)*
  
  -Skald
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Explore Softer Side: 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.from: human
conversations.value: Skald In Training: 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.from: gpt
conversations.value: Innovative: 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.from: gpt
conversations.value: Melodramatic: What rhymes with 'Stygian doom?'
  
  Besides that. That's not even a real word.
  
  
  
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Learn To Write: 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.from: human
conversations.value: Professional Mom, Unprofessional Everything Else: 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.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lots of Writing Material: No, seriously-- my life is *nuts.* I certainly don't lack for inspiration around here.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Perfectionist: Nothing is ever finished.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Catharsis: Writing is better than chocolate for relieving stress. Okay, *almost* better than chocolate. We'll call it a tie.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Aspirant writer: If only I could make a living out of writing
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Darker characters: Evil characters are easier for me to write and more fun.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Happy anything: Happy stories? Not really my thing.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Some nice poetry: Lets write some nice poems and have some fun.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Code Monkey: Software Engineer / Manager.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Word-puzzler: That'll help, right?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Poet & Tragedian: 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.from: human
conversations.value: Poetic genius: What is genius? / ’Tis a thing seldom rewarded; / If you are in poverty / ’Tis sure to be disregarded.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find fame & fortune: 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.from: gpt
conversations.value: Poor vocab recall: It's on the tip of your tongue.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Try something new: What if you're a poet and you just don't know it?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Unjustly maligned: 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.from: gpt
conversations.value: Journalism Burnout: 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.from: human
conversations.value: Synthesis: You're good at understanding complex topics, figuring out connections, and boiling things down for a coherent narrative for the average reader. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Literal-minded: 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.from: human
conversations.value: "Explore Your Creative Side": 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.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rusty Writer: I haven't written poetry in a while! I tend to write free  word-style poetry.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Spoken Word: 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.from: human
conversations.value: Confusing: Some people might find my poetry confusing if the word usage is wrong (it's happened before, yikes!)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get Better!: I hope to get better by practicing my writing.