March 8th, 2009 / 11:51 am
Technology

I Was Wondering Which Programs Other People Use to Write Their Shitty Poetry

clippyguy

For years I just used TextEdit. It’s free, simple, and takes a second to load on even the slowest computer. I own Word, but Word takes like five minutes to load on my three-year old computer, and is sans Clippy these days, which was one of my only reasons for opening Word. I’ve tried various ‘serious MFA literature’ text editors, stuff like Ulysses and WriteRoom, but beyond their really great full screen modes, they didn’t really give me positive emotions.

I started using Pages this year, and I have been pretty happy. It has full screen mode, and I got turned-on to the typeface BiauKai, which doesn’t have bold or italic versions, but I use on everything I write anyway because I don’t like bolds or italics. Also, I’m hoping to make a sweet family newsletter sometime in the near future, and Pages looks like a real winner for that kind of thing. *fingers crossed*

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53 Comments

  1. Jenny

      Oh man do I miss clippy. He really did annoy me though when he would try and format my lists into some weird outline with numbers when all I wanted was bullets.

  2. Jenny

      Oh man do I miss clippy. He really did annoy me though when he would try and format my lists into some weird outline with numbers when all I wanted was bullets.

  3. thom young

      i use final draft or word pad

  4. thom young

      i use final draft or word pad

  5. Gene Morgan

      I liked WordPad a lot.

  6. P. H. M.

      I’ve been using OpenOffice since it was first released, I still have some .sxw files. On my old Mac (until it shit the bed) I was using the Mac clone of OOo, NeoOffice. Occasionally I use Google Docs. Once upon a time I used StarOffice, the free version…

  7. Gene Morgan

      I liked WordPad a lot.

  8. P. H. M.

      I’ve been using OpenOffice since it was first released, I still have some .sxw files. On my old Mac (until it shit the bed) I was using the Mac clone of OOo, NeoOffice. Occasionally I use Google Docs. Once upon a time I used StarOffice, the free version…

  9. Kevin
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  11. ryan

      i guess i’m old fashioned, ’cause i use word. and maybe it’s just ’cause i’m on a mac, but clippy still shows up and man does he drive me nuts.

  12. ryan

      i guess i’m old fashioned, ’cause i use word. and maybe it’s just ’cause i’m on a mac, but clippy still shows up and man does he drive me nuts.

  13. mike young

      recently, a combination of google docs and word

      before that i was using an old dos program called first choice

  14. mike young

      recently, a combination of google docs and word

      before that i was using an old dos program called first choice

  15. Gene Morgan

      I just pictured you inserting a 3.5″ floppy into your computer.

  16. Gene Morgan

      I just pictured you inserting a 3.5″ floppy into your computer.

  17. Gene Morgan

      Is anyone up for making a literary journal that is only distributed on 3.5″ floppies?

  18. Gene Morgan

      Is anyone up for making a literary journal that is only distributed on 3.5″ floppies?

  19. Gene Morgan

      It’s a terrible idea.

  20. Gene Morgan

      It’s a terrible idea.

  21. Matthew Simmons
  22. Matthew Simmons
  23. pr

      Gene, I like your idea. I’ll do it.

      I use word. But I have this “dramaurgy” or something I keep meaning to try for laughs. And every other week I tell myself I’m gonna use some fancy screenplay thing and try to write stuff for aqua teen and tim and eric. And, other stuff.

  24. davidpeak

      i don’t know. i got really excited about that for a moment.

  25. davidpeak

      i don’t know. i got really excited about that for a moment.

  26. sasha

      i use word because i don’t know any better. and am afraid of change.
      but a few months ago i discovered the insert page break option?
      changed my life.

  27. sasha

      i use word because i don’t know any better. and am afraid of change.
      but a few months ago i discovered the insert page break option?
      changed my life.

  28. Mike Young

      the program had a soothing blue background trimmed in orange with white text

      i think you would like the look actually, gene.. it seems like your style..

      but it got too clunky to run on XP

      boooo

      you should design a text editor, gene

  29. Mike Young

      the program had a soothing blue background trimmed in orange with white text

      i think you would like the look actually, gene.. it seems like your style..

      but it got too clunky to run on XP

      boooo

      you should design a text editor, gene

  30. ben

      i want to do this. i also want to start releasing audio-only vhs tapes.

  31. ben

      i want to do this. i also want to start releasing audio-only vhs tapes.

  32. jereme

      pr, please write for aqua teen and tim and eric.

      you are the perfect woman. no joke.

  33. jereme

      pr, please write for aqua teen and tim and eric.

      you are the perfect woman. no joke.

  34. jereme

      i just use notepad. i don’t like word because it has too many features.

      i am pro 3.5″ floppy poetry journal

      shit lets go real old school and do it on the 5″ floppy.

      getting people to read the journal is going to be a bit of a problem. computers stopped shipping with 3.5″ floppy drives a couple years ago. plus most literary types are not the greatest when it comes to technology.

      i still think it is a good idea

  35. jereme

      i just use notepad. i don’t like word because it has too many features.

      i am pro 3.5″ floppy poetry journal

      shit lets go real old school and do it on the 5″ floppy.

      getting people to read the journal is going to be a bit of a problem. computers stopped shipping with 3.5″ floppy drives a couple years ago. plus most literary types are not the greatest when it comes to technology.

      i still think it is a good idea

  36. Gene Morgan

      I had a USB floppy drive, but I doubt I can find it.

      I’ll gladly make the disk labels.

  37. Gene Morgan

      I had a USB floppy drive, but I doubt I can find it.

      I’ll gladly make the disk labels.

  38. Gene Morgan

      I used WriteRoom for a while, but I started spending too much time customizing the interface. If I have too many choices I get distracted.

  39. Gene Morgan

      I used WriteRoom for a while, but I started spending too much time customizing the interface. If I have too many choices I get distracted.

  40. darby

      I use notepad too. I don’t want software trying to control what I’m doing.

  41. darby

      I use notepad too. I don’t want software trying to control what I’m doing.

  42. pr

      I love you Jereme.

  43. pr

      I love you Jereme.

  44. john sakkis

      what are you guys talking about? this is completely over my head…i’m going to drink beers with my girlfriend at thieves tavern on guerrero…it’s sunny in san francisco today.

      happy daylight savings!
      love,
      john

  45. john sakkis

      what are you guys talking about? this is completely over my head…i’m going to drink beers with my girlfriend at thieves tavern on guerrero…it’s sunny in san francisco today.

      happy daylight savings!
      love,
      john

  46. Steven Trull

      I use, like, a whole fourteen ounce jar of vaseline with a solid glass figurine of Chairman Mao while watching the Marx Bothers.

  47. Steven Trull

      I use, like, a whole fourteen ounce jar of vaseline with a solid glass figurine of Chairman Mao while watching the Marx Bothers.

  48. daniel bailey

      i write all my shitty poems in emails addressed to god@fucklife.org. i never send them, i just let them sit in my drafts folder before doing nothing with them.

      i’m just kidding. i use word.

  49. daniel bailey

      i write all my shitty poems in emails addressed to god@fucklife.org. i never send them, i just let them sit in my drafts folder before doing nothing with them.

      i’m just kidding. i use word.

  50. darby

      vaseline is useful

  51. darby

      vaseline is useful

  52. Justin Taylor

      I do the same thing. For the same reason, too.

  53. Justin Taylor

      I do the same thing. For the same reason, too.