There's a guide/essay on poetry in here ?

There's a guide/essay on poetry in here ?

Castaigne 30 Aug 2026 12:52

I was browsing the Staff-announcements thread (as one does), when I saw the last community poll, where NotAnOligarch mentioned a guide or essay on poetry by StygianBlue, does that still exist ? and if yes, how can one try to find it ?

I am very much looking for guides and essays, I think they are some of the most straightforwardly interesting pieces of writing possible, and if there are such pieces, especially ones that are half out-of-universe, I think it'd be an idea to organize a page where one could find them, for learning's sake.

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"Do not sneer at the mad, their madness lasts longer than ours, that is all the difference."

Re: There's a guide/essay on poetry in here ?

Linkinbrick 30 Aug 2026 13:42

It's weird to point to the search function as an obvious solution, but, incredible as it is, it actually works really well these days. Many thanks to the brave admins that somehow wrestled that dragon to the ground.

It comes up as like the second search result if you just type in "poetry".

Re: There's a guide/essay on poetry in here ?

Castaigne 30 Aug 2026 16:31

Actually, I had to include the guide tag in the search, as the work you talk about is by Carolynn w, but indeed, I forgot that function even existed on the site. However, I still believe that it could be at the very least interesting (also rather logical in-universe) to have a repertory of such guides for those who are looking for that, quite similar to the alcove of the constructed in the Hall.

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"Do not sneer at the mad, their madness lasts longer than ours, that is all the difference."

Re: There's a guide/essay on poetry in here ?

UncannyClown 30 Aug 2026 21:39

i believe this is the essay you're looking for.

it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to make a central repository for these things. we've got a few links in the orientation, but that's all i can find.

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