So Rik has mad ideas and, unlike most of us mad folk, he puts his money where his mad is.

I had the mad idea to invent a poetic form and then host a contest to write one. But in the grand scheme of things, that wasn’t so crazy.

I had the mad idea to create an “Average Joe Poetry Contest” in which poems would be judged by non-poetry readers. I still like that idea.

I had the mad idea of an “Average Joe Poetry Magazine” where the audience is non-poetry readers. Insane. INSANE. But I like it.

And I still like the idea of anonymous poetry boards. Real boards, mind you, not some moronic flamefest where people use their anonymity to attack or play usenet games, but one where the personalities are divorced from the poems. This idea has been tried to an extent, but I’m still interested.

If you haven’t checked out Greg Perry‘s daily poetry reviews, you are missing out. He’s threatening to quit, and I think it would be great if he tagged another blogger as his replacement. The critiques aren’t just for readers, they are for the very poets who are published in these daily mags. Someone is reading!

I don’t think my ideas are mad enough to suit Rik. I should have involved goat cheese and possibly skittles.