12-22-2011, 02:38 PM
There are very few poems that are beyond redemption. Occasionally a complete stylistic or structural reworking is in order, sometimes it's as easy as changing grammar or correcting some word choices -- whatever the case, if a poem is posted in a critique forum, particularly Serious Critique, one must always be prepared for honest feedback and be willing to make changes. By the same token, comments really do need to be intended to help the poet improve the piece.
It could be worse