when should i ever post on serious crit

[milo]

On my first day I put a poem on serious crit, became introduced to the site via Milo and his critique, went through the 5 levels of grief.....denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance, and now I'm quite happy to participate and learn. Thanks, Milo, for the quick "how to get going" lesson!

it does get easier

initially, I think we all are afraid that if we accept that the poem we wrote is bad, people will see us as bad writers. Well, don't worry, we have all been there, lord knows I have written some awful crap and I am very familiar with the sting of being told it is awful crap, but if no one cared enough to tell me, I never would have bothered improving at all, so, in the end it is for the best, even if it hurts the first couple times we hear it.