Have you ever met someone that is so overconfident that the person doesn't realise that he or she is doing nonsense?

Well, I have a friend who claims to be a poet but her poems are nonsense. I have been nice enough to smile and lie that the poems are of good quality but I cant take it. She keeps emailing me crap.


Here is an example-

Life is bonkers
I came I saw, I conquered
Yes i am
Stubborn like a ram
That I am
My name is Pam


I like the rain
The rain likes me
So I make tea
Bees make honey
Good for my tummy.



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This is supposed to be an adult writing mature poems not nursery rhymes that sound written by an slowpoke!!!

Joseph1832, I need your help!

AllNaijaBlogger:
Have you ever met someone that is so overconfident that the person doesn't realise that he or she is doing nonsense?

Well, I have a friend who claims to be a poet but her poems are nonsense. I have been nice enough to smile and lie that the poems are of good quality but I cant take it. She keeps emailing me crap.


Here is an example-

Life is bonkers
I came I saw, I conquered
Yes i am
Stubborn like a ram
That I am
My name is Pam


I like the rain
The rain likes me
So I make tea
Bees make honey
Good for my tummy.



^^^
This is supposed to be an adult writing mature poems not nursery rhymes that sound written by an slowpoke!!!

hahahahahhhhhh..I honestly can't stop laughing. first ur title is funny and then ur friend poem is too childish.

I think u should tell her that, tell her her poems aren't bad but r too childish.

AllNaijaBlogger:
Joseph1832, I need your help!

Em why on Earth would you need my help? Surely I don't have 'helper written on my forehead". Lol.

Mattkent:


hahahahahhhhhh..I honestly can't stop laughing. first ur title is funny and then ur friend poem is too childish.

I think u should tell her that, tell her her poems aren't bad but r too childish.

Actually I wouldn't say her poem is childish. It has a little bit of insight in it.

Never forget, the beauty of poetry is not easily understood by all. That's why we always make use of analysis.

joseph1832:
Actually I wouldn't say her poem is childish. It has a little bit of insight in it.

Never forget, the beauty of poetry is not easily understood by all. That's why we always make use of analysis.

Bro, I have seen your poems. Even your simplest ones can not be compared to her best ones. She's that bad.

There is nothing to analyse.

AllNaijaBlogger:



Bro, I have seen your poems. Even your simplest ones can not be compared to her best ones. She's that bad.

There is nothing to analyse.

Everybody needs time bro. The more she writes the better she becomes...

Just tell her wat u tink(d truth).

Mattkent:


hahahahahhhhhh..I honestly can't stop laughing. first ur title is funny and then ur friend poem is too childish.

I think u should tell her that, tell her her poems aren't bad but r too childish.

I see

AllNaijaBlogger:
Have you ever met someone that is so overconfident that the person doesn't realise that he or she is doing nonsense?

Well, I have a friend who claims to be a poet but her poems are nonsense. I have been nice enough to smile and lie that the poems are of good quality but I cant take it. She keeps emailing me crap.


Here is an example-

Life is bonkers
I came I saw, I conquered
Yes i am
Stubborn like a ram
That I am
My name is Pam


I like the rain
The rain likes me
So I make tea
Bees make honey
Good for my tummy.



^^^
This is supposed to be an adult writing mature poems not nursery rhymes that sound written by an slowpoke!!!

After reading, don't comment. As easy as that

Tell your friend her poems are more like limericks, she is focused only on the rhyme scheme so much so that there is no meaning.

Hard to say directly? Just tell her that you showed her work to some people and that's what they thought and you agree with them.

AllNaijaBlogger:
Have you ever met someone that is so overconfident that the person doesn't realise that he or she is doing nonsense?

Well, I have a friend who claims to be a poet but her poems are nonsense. I have been nice enough to smile and lie that the poems are of good quality but I cant take it. She keeps emailing me crap.


Here is an example-

Life is bonkers
I came I saw, I conquered
Yes i am
Stubborn like a ram
That I am
My name is Pam


I like the rain
The rain likes me
So I make tea
Bees make honey
Good for my tummy.



^^^
This is supposed to be an adult writing mature poems not nursery rhymes that sound written by an slowpoke!!!

Lol. Use tact and diplomacy. Or better still, recommend poems from the masters like TS Elliot, Wole Soyinka, Yao Egbelewogbe. JP Clark and co. Tell the person to read thier poems and tell you what they think. Unconsciously, your friend will begin to adjust.

If all else fails, buy her A Selection of African Poetry and shove her face into it if she refuses to cooperate.

ApexTitan:


Tell your friend her poems are more like limericks, she is focused only on the rhyme scheme so much so that there is no meaning.

Hard to say directly? Just tell her that you showed her work to some people and that's what they thought and you agree with them.

OP, you can also follow this advise

Why do you feel her poems are rubbish?

You should find what genre they fit into, rather than saying such.

You are not giving constructive criticism at all, a good writer or reviewer is expected to be able to do that.

AllNaijaBlogger:



Bro, I have seen your poems. Even your simplest ones can not be compared to her best ones. She's that bad.

There is nothing to analyse.

Your reason for this blanket statement is because you dont like her poems?

Nairalanders and ass kissing sef, too half baked.

Very counterproductive.

In any case, she needs to stop sending you her work, seems you are motivated by jealousy.

Ishilove:

Lol. Use tact and diplomacy. Or better still, recommend poems from the masters like TS Elliot, Wole Soyinka, Yao Egbelewogbe. JP Clark and co. Tell the person to read thier poems and tell you what they think. Unconsciously, your friend will begin to adjust.

If all else fails, buy her A Selection of African Poetry and shove her face into it if she refuses to cooperate.

Best advise, OP.

Every master starts out as amateur.

stuff46:


After reading, don't comment. As easy as that

Not so easy when you are emailed with the poems continously and asked to review them.

ApexTitan:


Tell your friend her poems are more like limericks, she is focused only on the rhyme scheme so much so that there is no meaning.

Hard to say directly? Just tell her that you showed her work to some people and that's what they thought and you agree with them.

Ishilove:

Lol. Use tact and diplomacy. Or better still, recommend poems from the masters like TS Elliot, Wole Soyinka, Yao Egbelewogbe. JP Clark and co. Tell the person to read thier poems and tell you what they think. Unconsciously, your friend will begin to adjust.
If all else fails, buy her A Selection of African Poetry and shove her face into it if she refuses to cooperate.

Thanks!! I have been seriously wondering how to go about telling her. Ur advice might work!

tpiadotcom:


Your reason for this blanket statement is because you dont like her poems?

Nairalanders and ass kissing sef, too half baked.

Very counterproductive.

In any case, she needs to stop sending you her work, seems you are motivated by jealousy.

Waka pass................

Lwkmd for here ooo

Why not just say it to her face or be ready to face a lifetime of such torture

Next time... Read her "poems" as comic and not just the usual poetry note..

And you might just survive it

PS: The poem made me laugh out loud sha

OP, tell her to post her poems on NL, where people can review them and tell her their opinions.

When she starts receiving the bashes on NL, she'll either start writing sensible poems or quit the scene altogether.

Being a poet isn't an obligation.

There is something called Constructive criticism, I think u need to apply that when assessing her poems.

Adufetohposh:
There is something called Constructive criticism, I think u need to apply that when assessing her poems.

What if being poetic and having the ability to comment on poems isn't one of his/her forte, shouldn't honest feedback suffice ?

Its funny but truth is since the girl,can construct english it simply means she not an illiterate to tell her,her work isnt close to a poem commend her alittle and then criticisze the work

AllNaijaBlogger:




Waka pass................

you do the same .

jaybee3:


What if being poetic and having the ability to comment on poems isn't one of his/her forte, shouldn't honest feedback suffice ?

this is not honest feedback, this is jealousy and bad belle.

plus unecessary butt kissing.

The mod on the thread was supposed to modify the title?

webincomeplus:
OP, tell her to post her poems on NL, where people can review them and tell her their opinions.

When she starts receiving the bashes on NL, she'll either start writing sensible poems or quit the scene altogether.

Being a poet isn't an obligation.

what is wrong with you people?


What do you mean by "sensible poems"?

Why not go to rap section and tell them to start writing "sensible poems" ?


What do you find so terrifying about freedom of expression?

Who is the girl sef?

See the kind of people you are moving with?

tpiadotcom:


Your reason for this blanket statement is because you dont like her poems?

Nairalanders and ass kissing sef, too half baked.

Very counterproductive.

In any case, she needs to stop sending you her work, seems you are motivated by jealousy.

Waka pass...your bad belle is not needed here.

Ishilove:

Lol. Use tact and diplomacy. Or better still, recommend poems from the masters like TS Elliot, Wole Soyinka, Yao Egbelewogbe. JP Clark and co. Tell the person to read thier poems and tell you what they think. Unconsciously, your friend will begin to adjust.

If all else fails, buy her A Selection of African Poetry and shove her face into it if she refuses to cooperate.

You nailed it bro