11-21-2012, 04:51 AM
Another thing to note, the critique forums have this sort of philosophy (any other mods correct me if this is off base):
Novice: We don't expect much knowing the lingo (when I started I'm looking up (not googling--boy would that have been nice) assonance, strophe, and a hundred other terms. We expect the poetry to hopefully have a spark, some good things going on, and likely a lot of issues. We try to restrict comments to one or two things because it's overwhelming. At least it was overwhelming for me. If this were emergency medicine it's the clear the airway stage.
Mild: This is mostly when people are unsure if a poem works. It's a good place to experiment on initial drafts. There's a broad range of skill here. We tend to comment on two or three things to work on for the same reasons. Emergency medicine: stop the bleeding
Serious: If you were going to publish this or polish the poem fully. You place it here for more complete feedback. The poem can still have anything between serious flaws to minor issues. Terms are usually better understood here, but skill levels again vary. Emergency medicine: annual physical.
That's not a complete description of the forum levels or even a perfect one. It's mostly just the way I approach critique in the forums. Serious is a bit of a drink from the firehouse. With your poem specifically cidermaid you had a lot in there and a mild answer might have come across choppy and lacked clarity. I understand though that it can be a lot to take in. It is for all of us.
Novice: We don't expect much knowing the lingo (when I started I'm looking up (not googling--boy would that have been nice) assonance, strophe, and a hundred other terms. We expect the poetry to hopefully have a spark, some good things going on, and likely a lot of issues. We try to restrict comments to one or two things because it's overwhelming. At least it was overwhelming for me. If this were emergency medicine it's the clear the airway stage.
Mild: This is mostly when people are unsure if a poem works. It's a good place to experiment on initial drafts. There's a broad range of skill here. We tend to comment on two or three things to work on for the same reasons. Emergency medicine: stop the bleeding
Serious: If you were going to publish this or polish the poem fully. You place it here for more complete feedback. The poem can still have anything between serious flaws to minor issues. Terms are usually better understood here, but skill levels again vary. Emergency medicine: annual physical.
That's not a complete description of the forum levels or even a perfect one. It's mostly just the way I approach critique in the forums. Serious is a bit of a drink from the firehouse. With your poem specifically cidermaid you had a lot in there and a mild answer might have come across choppy and lacked clarity. I understand though that it can be a lot to take in. It is for all of us.
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson