09-26-2011, 01:50 PM
Just a note on choosing the right forum to post in: it's not about how good or bad you think a poem is, it's about how much detail you want in the feedback you receive. If you're really serious about fine-tuning, even down to the last comma, then Serious Critique is your best bet. If you just want general impressions with a few moderate suggestions, choose Mild Critique. If you're just playing around, go for Poetry For Fun. Haiku and Senryu -- well, that's fairly self-explanatory 
For anything a little out of the ordinary, mixed media or fusion work, go with Miscellaneous. Obviously, the Novice Forum is for people new to poetry or learning new styles/forms. Critique there will be gentle but helpful.
Anyone is welcome to post anywhere, and we definitely encourage people to try commenting in a variety of fora -- just bear in mind that if they've got it right, the people who've posted there will be after a particular level of critique and it's nice to try and match up results with expectations
And for heaven's sake, if you feel overwhelmed or just can't be bothered reading/writing in the poetry fora, come and blow off some steam in The Sewer or The Pig's Arse. Just about anything goes there, so it's enter at your own risk, but it's a great form of poetry detox.
For anything a little out of the ordinary, mixed media or fusion work, go with Miscellaneous. Obviously, the Novice Forum is for people new to poetry or learning new styles/forms. Critique there will be gentle but helpful.Anyone is welcome to post anywhere, and we definitely encourage people to try commenting in a variety of fora -- just bear in mind that if they've got it right, the people who've posted there will be after a particular level of critique and it's nice to try and match up results with expectations
And for heaven's sake, if you feel overwhelmed or just can't be bothered reading/writing in the poetry fora, come and blow off some steam in The Sewer or The Pig's Arse. Just about anything goes there, so it's enter at your own risk, but it's a great form of poetry detox.
It could be worse