04-28-2024, 09:42 AM
Hi,
I'm apparently going by ArmadillosAreCool on here because it was the first thing that popped into my head when prompted to make a handle. Thanks to Knot, I suppose the abbreviated version is now aac (to be pronounced like ack, think coughing).
I love to read poetry, specifically Victorian and Romantic era. I read other time periods, but that's my jam. From my favorite time period, I enjoy G. M. Hopkins, Keats, Wordsworth, Shelley, POE, and Tennyson. More randomly I like Shakespeare (by default), W. B. Yeats, Frost, Pablo Neruda (sometimes), and some Countee Cullen stuff.
I read a lot of novels (maybe 600+ by now, at least 500). At the moment I like Steinbeck, Tolkien, and am starting to get into McCarthy.
Basic taste, I know, but I like stuff that's stood the test of time I guess.
As for what I like to write, I love working with form but I mainly end up writing free verse just because that's what the status quo demands and I want to be published. I also write fiction but that's not for here.
I generally write pretty poorly on my first couple drafts, sometimes I eke out something acceptable but I usually get stuck with a half-baked idea. That's why I've come here: to learn and better myself, but also to try to help other people out as best as I can. I know how much of a pain it is to try to get feedback on poetry. When you do get feedback, it's usually overly praising or ingratiating. That's what I like about this place, you can get tough, no-holds-barred, and helpful critique.
As you can tell, I talk too much so I'm going to wrap this up now. Don't mind the overlong sentences, it's just bad habit.
Looking forward to working with you all!
aac
Biographical stuff:
I'm 17 year old male and I live in the States. That should explain the half-formed ideas a bit, seeing as I've got another 8ish years to go 'til my brain is done being built.
I'm apparently going by ArmadillosAreCool on here because it was the first thing that popped into my head when prompted to make a handle. Thanks to Knot, I suppose the abbreviated version is now aac (to be pronounced like ack, think coughing).
I love to read poetry, specifically Victorian and Romantic era. I read other time periods, but that's my jam. From my favorite time period, I enjoy G. M. Hopkins, Keats, Wordsworth, Shelley, POE, and Tennyson. More randomly I like Shakespeare (by default), W. B. Yeats, Frost, Pablo Neruda (sometimes), and some Countee Cullen stuff.
I read a lot of novels (maybe 600+ by now, at least 500). At the moment I like Steinbeck, Tolkien, and am starting to get into McCarthy.
Basic taste, I know, but I like stuff that's stood the test of time I guess.
As for what I like to write, I love working with form but I mainly end up writing free verse just because that's what the status quo demands and I want to be published. I also write fiction but that's not for here.
I generally write pretty poorly on my first couple drafts, sometimes I eke out something acceptable but I usually get stuck with a half-baked idea. That's why I've come here: to learn and better myself, but also to try to help other people out as best as I can. I know how much of a pain it is to try to get feedback on poetry. When you do get feedback, it's usually overly praising or ingratiating. That's what I like about this place, you can get tough, no-holds-barred, and helpful critique.
As you can tell, I talk too much so I'm going to wrap this up now. Don't mind the overlong sentences, it's just bad habit.
Looking forward to working with you all!
aac
Biographical stuff:
I'm 17 year old male and I live in the States. That should explain the half-formed ideas a bit, seeing as I've got another 8ish years to go 'til my brain is done being built.
