a point arose about this is not poetry

[milo]

We must make a distinction between a critic and what is (should be) done here at the workshops. A critic will evaluate, yes she is capable of suggesting corrections and the like, but I think the intention of most critics has never been to see the artist improve, rather it is whether their work should be read/seen: should it enter the canon, be remembered? should we buy a ticket at the theatre? The mentor/group review situation is about improvement. With this distinction in mind, we must must take into account how the artist will react. A critic really only cares about the work not the artist, the mentor is concerned with the artist, why? Because it is she who creates the work.

I only ever care about the poem. I hope others can reciprocate when they comment on what I write.