02-20-2013, 11:33 AM
I agree with newsclippings. I went to an arts high school, and there is no room for hurt emotions. I loved many of my poems. A lot of people didn't. Ultimately, we aren't asking you to compromise your style. Rather, we want you to improve on it. But that's not going to happen if you are satisfied with what you've got. Writers don't publish first drafts -- poets spend their time writing, and most of their time spent writing is spent erasing.