07-10-2016, 02:56 PM
I hope this is ok.. if not delete it:
civility without honesty is sweet-nothing's to a frog.
There are very few genius' in the world. It doesn't take 50 years after death to spot a genius. Everyone knows Stephen hawking is a genius, and he isn't even dead yet.
I'm sorry, Lizzie, but by and large, Shem is right. I'm no genius, and me being in the ground 50 years ain't gonna change that. I think you are deluding yourself if you imagine yourself the next Emily Dickinson.
Critique is a tool to help you get better. If you are a genius you do not need it. But, being that it is a tool, it can be used the wrong way..
A tool helps you. For example, a drill. If you don't control the drill, it will go all over the place and cause more harm than good. Use the critiques, but, don't let the control you or your poem.
cheers
civility without honesty is sweet-nothing's to a frog.
There are very few genius' in the world. It doesn't take 50 years after death to spot a genius. Everyone knows Stephen hawking is a genius, and he isn't even dead yet.
I'm sorry, Lizzie, but by and large, Shem is right. I'm no genius, and me being in the ground 50 years ain't gonna change that. I think you are deluding yourself if you imagine yourself the next Emily Dickinson.
Critique is a tool to help you get better. If you are a genius you do not need it. But, being that it is a tool, it can be used the wrong way..
A tool helps you. For example, a drill. If you don't control the drill, it will go all over the place and cause more harm than good. Use the critiques, but, don't let the control you or your poem.
cheers