Favourite song of the week/day: Why Won't You Die by Chester Bennington

18/05/2012 #10 most recommended author. Thank you all so much!

Hi! thanks to everyone that reads, rates and comments on my poems, stories and descriptions!

I could make you howl with laughter if I wanted to. I just choose not to. I don't do Sunshiney-Happy-Happy poems. I am a Dark Artist. And I love it.

Some of my poems have a tendency to be dark, but I haven't killed anyone yet :) I like to headbang. If anyone questions my IQ, I shall use that as my excuse.

Current Writing And Art: At present, in art I'm working on some gothic, heavy-metal inspired design-type black-pen drawing. Writing is rather depressing poetry and a few horrors and sci-fi thingys.

I love the words 'Brilliant', 'basically' 'cool' 'essentially' and 'masochistic.'

I like to write things that make me feel powerful. I know most of my stuff is about suicide and depression, but the human mind works in mysterious ways (no, I'm not writing this from a padded cell)

Anything I upload that I mark as 'Mature' probably goes a bit heavy with the dark, suicidal tone I use in poems a lot,, and might be a little graphic, that's all.

I love my characters, and sometimes get too attached to them and find it hard to kill them out, though it seems the ones I like best have the worst lives!

I listen to music while I write, mostly heavy metal and rock (AC/DC, Mudvayne, Goon Moon,  The Stranglers, Pink Floyd, Paramore, Guns 'n' Roses, Rob Zombie, Mondo Generator, The Fray, Slipknot, Linkin Park, Nirvana, KISS, Murderdolls,Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi,  Metallica, Marilyn Manson, Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Deep purple, Lamb Of God, Megadeth, Kings Of Leon, Arcade Fire, Greenday, Avenged Sevenfold) I find it nice to be able to block out the noise of everyday life and just write. I have a soundtrack for every story in Playlists!:) Any fans of  heavy metal or rock bands and singers, you are not alone. I understand the pain of people asking "Who's she?" when you mention Thin Lizzy during that inevitable 'what-music-do-you-like conversation.

my favourite authors are J.k Rowling, Jodie Picoult, Phillipa Gregory, Jaqueline Wilson, Sylvia Plath, S.E Hinton, Alan Gibbons, Micheal Murporgo and several others!

I like to draw as well as write, and would LOVE to illustrate one of my stories as well as write it (and design the cover). I have a big interest in art, especially watercolour painting. I love street-art/graffiti by Miss Van and Oedipe. I find that art and drawing makes me appreciate the use of descriptions in reading and writing. I also like anime/manga T.V shows.

My favourite things: Individuality, heavy-metal, writing, words, art, watercolours, I-pod, laptop, fine-tip-drawing-pens, dark-poetry, liquid-ink, the sea, seashells, horse-riding, headbanging, tattoos (temporary or permanent), open-mindedness, having pride in who I am, slogans,  horror, dogs, cats, street-art, pop-art, creativity, black nail-varnish, design.

here's a tip:

If it's very late at night and you've been playing Super Mario Nintendo games for the last hour, don't try and write anything afterwards. It changes you. I see those green pipes every time I close my eyes...those turtles killing me...

My poetry is quickly becoming my ultimate passion and if anyone has the time to read, rate and comment on some I'd appreciate it a lot. If possible, please don't just rate and disappear, as it makes me confused.

I like to read horror (the bloodier the better) but my favourite genre is psychological horror, because I love how human beings can drive themselves mad with just their own thoughts.

I'd list idols but I don't really have any. I just like to be myself. I hate being labeled as 'Goth', 'Emo', 'Scenester' or be put in  any other  of people's charming little mental boxes. I don't mind Non-Conformist. I suppose if I proudly advocate the fact that I write dark poetry, I run the risk of being put in the 'Goth' corner. I also suppose that I do wear a lot of black... (I don't really 'proudly advocate' anything, but I don't act ashamed of my writing either. Why should I be ashamed?)

If you want to read some of my poetry, The Dark would be a good choice, as it's my biggest poetry compilation. If you wish to look at a story, Censorship; The Compression Of Art is quite good. If you hate getting hate-rated, maybe you'd like my poem 'To Raters Who Hate'

once again, thanks for reading, rating and commenting!

XXX Angel-Of-Darkness