Michael Landau

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Will we remember Neda next year?

Posted Jun 14, 2010 · 28 lines · 2 critiques

A model cries

A rock star sings

A bloody video on YouTube

Much attention that it brings

After the rain has fallen

When the blood has washed away

Will we remember her tomorrow?

Will we remember the next day?

Will we remember her in ten years?

Will we remember her in five?

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Will we remember even next year?

Will our voice still be alive?

For all the protests that were ended

And the rallies that were banned

The greatest danger to her memory

Is our short attention span

For all the sadness that we feel now

And the anger that we vent

The best way we can honor her

Is that we don't forget

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Received a critique
on Will we remember Neda next year? from @themoonman
"An important write, thanks for posting. I think maybe the last verse is unneeded, felt it really states the same thing as the third verse, but the third one(for me) states it with much more power... just me probably tho…"
14 Mon

Posted a poem
Will we remember Neda next year?
"A model cries"
Open thread 28 lines
September 2009
11 Fri

Received a critique
on The Homunculus In My Crotch from @Kailashana
"When it starts bulging out from inside your pants, be careful, you never know what folks may say. Absolutely riotous, my pants off to you. er... hats off. I'm not bad, I'm drawn that way... Jessica Rabbit ~A"
11 Fri

Received a critique
on The Homunculus In My Crotch from @Bonitaj
"I'm sure you know what Freud said about Penis Envy!!! Clever, cute write! refreshing! Bonita j"
11 Fri

Received a critique
on The Homunculus In My Crotch from @Candlewitch
"Wow! What a funny write! Made me laugh. Always, Cat"
11 Fri

Received a critique
on The Homunculus In My Crotch from @Bosscombat
"BAHAHAA fucking supreme! my condolences on the growth though glad you can laugh about it id be freakin out. BC♣"
11 Fri

Received a critique
on The Homunculus In My Crotch from @Seren
"Sorry but this is hilarious lmao f%%king awesome, on that note I am going to bed pmsl !!4am here ;) kind regards Jayne :)"
10 Thu

Received a critique
on I'm Glad He's Gone from @Janice Pearce
"I can relate to this poem Michael, I feel you nailed it! ____________________________________________ Income-tax forms should be more realistic by allowing the taxpayer to list "Uncle Sam" as a dependent Anonymous"
04 Fri

Received a critique
on I'm Glad He's Gone from @Kailashana
"Nice to see you return, Monsieu Landeau. Couldn't find it in myself to critique the poem. ~A"
July 2009
13 Mon

Posted a poem
Every Human Right
" Everything we've gotOthers died for"
Open thread 78 lines
09 Thu

Posted a poem
The King of Illusion
" He's in his graveThat he dug"
Open thread 24 lines
June 2009
25 Thu

Posted a poem
I Don't Like Religions
" I don't like religionsAnd all they that create"
Open thread 19 lines
18 Thu

Posted a poem
Thomas Paine
"He was a man of faithYou see"
Open thread 29 lines
16 Tue

Posted a poem
The Eagle Has Landed
"The Eagle has landed"
Open thread 27 lines
04 Thu

Posted a poem
The End of Kung Fu
"It used to be my favorite show"
Open thread 27 lines
May 2009
31 Sun

Posted a poem
Some things you can't take too seriously
" It started out as something funAnd then it became political"
Open thread 21 lines
April 2009
27 Mon

Posted a poem
The Virus
"It picks me up"
Open thread 25 lines
March 2009
30 Mon

Posted a poem
Millennial Monsters
"Millennial Monsters"
Open thread 31 lines
15 Sun

Posted a poem
Easier Said Than Done
"I tore my hair"
Open thread 29 lines
January 2009
17 Sat

Posted a poem
A Little Poem of Death
"I remember once"
Open thread 27 lines
December 2008
10 Wed

Critiqued
"Michael" by @Rett
"This is a very moving poem. I like the rhyme and and the rhythm very much. I thought the poem contained an allusion to Michael the archangel, but I wasn't sure so I thought I would ask. Is that the case? Sincerely, Mich…"
November 2008
30 Sun

Critiqued
" A Loving Sin" by @Nilmini
"The rhyming is very good in the first two stanzas, but in the last stanza I don't really feel like time rhymes that well with mind. I was thinking maybe you could change the last stanza to say the following: Is it a sin…"
30 Sun

Critiqued
"It’s All Your Fault!" by @Nilmini
"I have one small suggestion, do you think it would sound better if the second to last line were changed to "skips a beat" instead of "skips the beat"? Other than that small change, it is a very lovely poem! Sincerely, M…"
28 Fri

Critiqued
"Modern Poets Never Prosper" by @Mason King
"I like your rhythm very much. I agree that modern poets never prosper, but then I don't think that's the reason that people write poetry anyway. People write poetry to express feelings and emotions, and also to communic…"
15 Sat

Critiqued
"The Working Woman (I didn't forget Chrys)" by @Rett
"I would consider it fixed. It sounds better this way. Congratulations on the spotlight! Great job! Sincerely, Michael"
12 Wed

Critiqued
"The Working Woman (I didn't forget Chrys)" by @Rett
"Rett, I really like the rhyming in this poem. I have only one comment. In the seventh stanza, the final line does not seem to rhyme with line before it. This breaks the rhyming scheme that you have throughout rest of th…"
October 2008
24 Fri

Critiqued
"solomons scholar" by @emeka ozurumba
"I must say that I have great difficulty understanding this. Perhaps it is just too profound for me to grasp. However, in answer to your question, I don't think it is internally logically consistent. Why If a man could d…"
11 Sat

Critiqued
"I Can’t Do it Anymore" by @Barbara Writes
"This poem is very moving! I like your use of metaphor. I hope that things get better and that you do find a silver lining. Michael"
September 2008
01 Mon

Anniversary
One year of membership
August 2008
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Most-discussed work
My Gift

25 critiques to date.
October 2007
15 Mon

Highest posting month
October 2007 — 7 poems
05 Fri

First publication
La jeunesse ( Youth)
September 2007
03 Mon

First critique offered
on "In Her Head" by @pineappleheart
01 Sat

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 34 days later.

15 years of membership

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on Will we remember Neda next year? from @themoonman

on The Homunculus In My Crotch from @Kailashana

on The Homunculus In My Crotch from @Bonitaj

on The Homunculus In My Crotch from @Candlewitch

on The Homunculus In My Crotch from @Bosscombat

on The Homunculus In My Crotch from @Seren

on I'm Glad He's Gone from @Janice Pearce

on I'm Glad He's Gone from @Kailashana

"Michael" by @Rett

" A Loving Sin" by @Nilmini

"It’s All Your Fault!" by @Nilmini

"Modern Poets Never Prosper" by @Mason King

"The Working Woman (I didn't forget Chrys)" by @Rett

"The Working Woman (I didn't forget Chrys)" by @Rett

"solomons scholar" by @emeka ozurumba

"I Can’t Do it Anymore" by @Barbara Writes

One year of membership

October 2007 — 7 poems

on "In Her Head" by @pineappleheart

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