10-05-2013, 07:49 AM
Well, I've tried to stay out of this discussion but I feel it necessary at this point to say that I personally prefer harsh critiques, but a couple of the crits on this poem did hurt my tiny little feelings (probably because I've been very ill) and have a low tolerance for assumptions, like the fact that I am an amateur writer who doesn't know about prose or narrative poetry. Since this is my forte, I do know quite a bit about it, and believe it or not, I usually shove all kinds of devices and rhythm in there.
I rely quite a bit on my friends to tell me to scrap it, it's shit. It was nothing different in this thread, but it did sting a bit (probably because of my illness and the fact I haven't know you guys very long.)
There was in this instance no harm, but *I* personally wouldn't tell someone an effort wasn't a poem. I would tell them what to change to make it better.
I rely quite a bit on my friends to tell me to scrap it, it's shit. It was nothing different in this thread, but it did sting a bit (probably because of my illness and the fact I haven't know you guys very long.)
There was in this instance no harm, but *I* personally wouldn't tell someone an effort wasn't a poem. I would tell them what to change to make it better.