05-28-2013, 11:36 AM
I love to read feedback. I think it is great to see so many here focusing on giving good honest feedback. I think you become a better poet by really trying to dissect what others write and calling out and discussing what works in their poetry then taking that and including it in your own.
I read a poem the other day (can't remember which one) and it didn't really do anything for me so I passed it by. Maybe 2 hours later someone else read it and they made a call out to some effect they used (I wish I remember this part but my memory is fighting with me today). After reading it again, I liked the effect so much I wrote a poem to use the effect myself.
The point being, you really can be inspired and learn a lot by reading and critiquing what others write.
I read a poem the other day (can't remember which one) and it didn't really do anything for me so I passed it by. Maybe 2 hours later someone else read it and they made a call out to some effect they used (I wish I remember this part but my memory is fighting with me today). After reading it again, I liked the effect so much I wrote a poem to use the effect myself.
The point being, you really can be inspired and learn a lot by reading and critiquing what others write.