Ever felt like this?

[Leanne]

AJ, I think the lack of participation -- or the lack of really meaty participation -- is part of the reason I just stopped feeling like writing poetry was worthwhile, or at least the two things seem to have coincided.. And that doesn't mean on my own poems, because I've always drawn ideas from the creative discussion that surrounds me and that's from all posts. There are few things that disappoint me and all the other mods/admins more than the members who take so much more than they give -- but we're simple creatures, as you know, and it doesn't take much for us to be turned around. We are perhaps disproportionately impressed when we see someone accept criticism and genuinely seem to care about their poetry and that of other people.

I write to explore humanity, and humanity sure takes a dive when we see the same old generic responses from supposed poets who might as well be robots.