Measuring Poetry

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Someone once attempted to excoriate me on a thread in which I offered what was in their opinion, a harsh critique on a poem. I was accused of being, among other things, “overbearing” and told: “You do not get to decide what helps people learn”. OK, he had a right to say it since he owned the site.

Sid

this site is paid for by me but i don't own it, i only own the the name. the members own it and the mods to some extent are the custodians, all honest crit/feedback will be welcome here and poets who don't like it, or shout down the person giving feedback may leave at any given time. without honest feedback how can we hope to improve as (and i say this with tongue in cheek) poets. we have a mild crit forum for a milder nudge on how to improve and a for fun section where no critique should be given unless you know the poet won't mind. we have a new member in the forum his nic is ck, i see he already tried his hand at giving a piece of feedback. and i applaud him and everyone else who does the same.

leanne; you're so right, we all need to get stuck in with the feedback.
ck.s feedback is as important as yours or mine, i love seeing fresh people leaving it. it can only help them grow.

Where the hell have you guys been all my life!
...or, at least the last decade, when I was trying to find sites on which to post; where poets and mods take it seriously...and know what they're talking about beside?

Sid