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Already Critiqued
by Jody PrattThe odd comment on a typo may be spurt,
but to grade their work would be berserk.
They should not seek critique in poems that
are neither weak nor bleak but utterly unique.
Who am I to tear the rug from beneath the feet
of those above in skill and words and talking love?
They juggle wit and declare pain and drag me through their suffering;
play songs and dance within the rain and help me to go wondering,
within my mind, and pondering the great divine.
To tell them to change a phrase or strike a word
is simply lunacy and quite absurd.
So instead I give them just desserts
and offer courts of praise and flirty words. 01/19/2013 Posted on 01/20/2013
Copyright © 2024 Jody Pratt
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| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 01/20/13 at 12:45 PM Yes, one has to be careful in critquing others' words and work if the forum is not set up specifically for that purpose. Glad I have the 10 years of local critque group experience, which greatly improved my own writing. It taught me to see beyond ego, inexperience, to exercise tact when responding to other people's work. Here at Pathetic, I think there are many good writers, and although I occasionally things that could be changed to stregthen a piece, I concentrate on the positives, and the strengths that are already there. Thanks for the well worded reminder, Jody. |
| Posted by Kerowyn Rose on 01/22/13 at 05:19 PM "flirty words" - I wish more people didn't feel it necessary to rip apart a poem and rewrite it their own way. A typo suggestion or punction is okay by me, but if someone is going to change a particular poem completely they might as well make it their own at that point. Everyone is at different levels of maturity in their writing and postive encouragment always gets people further than nit picking. Well said! :-) |
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