critiques

Please don’t get me wrong this community is a wonderful self-learning opportunity – simply reading others’ works is an honour in growth.

However, I joined this site in the hope that my poetry would receive critique in assisting my development as a poet, and although I have had a lot of great feedback, I notice that my poems are commented on by a few who have joined my buddy list, but read by many more who don’t leave a comment.

I understand this as I often leave a poem without leaving a comment, and, since I discovered I could, I often even hit the nominated button without leaving a comment  (and, interestingly I think, I have come across a number of poems in the lonely poems section that have been nominated but not commented on.)

Even as I do this I feel guilty, as I joined this site for feedback and here I am not really giving any to a poem I mayhaps adore.

Some  reasons – there are many  more, I’m too tired to do a brain-storm right now

·         I’m not on terms with the poet and am afraid perhaps I may tread on sensitive toes

·         I have nothing to say about the poem except it moved me and many others have already said it

·         I don’t understand this and it is not my scene

·         Any other

I would be interested in how others feel.  Can I suggest something like perhaps .... maybe .... boxes ..or something – any ideas - to tick for those who do not feel like leaving a comment, but may like to tell the poet whether the poem interested them, baffled them, etc.? – some way to give feedback as to whether the poem is commercial (I know, horrible word.... hope you understand what I’m trying to say)

Would love to hear anyone's thoughts

Love judy