tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9804989.post7977134865860235479..comments2023-04-18T05:44:04.300-04:00Comments on Songs To A Midnight Sky: Featured on Poetic Asides. Thank you Robert Brewer!Prishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970753027686923295noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9804989.post-59433063453141702602010-03-29T08:24:24.408-04:002010-03-29T08:24:24.408-04:00Steve, that's really nice to hear. Where will ...Steve, that's really nice to hear. Where will you sail? If you do this, you must take pictures!Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970753027686923295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9804989.post-74652362147744934962010-03-27T16:04:05.543-04:002010-03-27T16:04:05.543-04:00Good to read the interview. I keep a copy of Sea T...Good to read the interview. I keep a copy of Sea Trails near the chair where I usually sit to do computer stuff, and this year I'm going to learn how to sail :)stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728945613118543383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9804989.post-27288486334778985662010-03-27T07:51:25.337-04:002010-03-27T07:51:25.337-04:00Hi Jim. Thanks for the really specific feedback. I...Hi Jim. Thanks for the really specific feedback. I appreciate it.<br /><br />Cinder. I do the same thing in reaction to posts. I don't solicit a critique on my blog or facebook because too many people decide to jump and have not a clue what I'm trying to do. People who know my writing well and whose poetry I respect will sometimes message me privately with some thoughts and I appreciate that. It keeps the post from turning into a free for all.."I like it this way' 'no, it's better that way' kind of thing:-)<br /><br />For my personal work, I have two poets I usually turn to when I really get stuck. I used to use crit boards in my early writing but came to find them frustrating for the same reasons I mention above.<br /><br />My only exception to making comments publically is if someone spots a typo or a blatant grammatical and I don't mean the loose sentence construction we use in poems but the misuse of something such as lie or lay (my particular area of expertise lol).Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970753027686923295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9804989.post-58248586570641012132010-03-27T04:02:15.921-04:002010-03-27T04:02:15.921-04:00"A caution I would like to express is to not ...<i>"A caution I would like to express is to not let your work suffer because of the effusive praise that often comes to posted poems."</i><br /><br />Y'know, I've wondered how that affects people's work. When somebody posts a poem that moves me, I praise it. If the poem doesn't do much for me, or I have some specific criticism, I say nothing. Critiquing a poem posted on a blog seems churlish somehow.<br /><br />Would you advise creative types to actively solicit negative feedback?cinderkeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578961959712679966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9804989.post-64084533738505870752010-03-26T19:50:33.153-04:002010-03-26T19:50:33.153-04:00Very nice! Good questions and
real answers. The ...Very nice! Good questions and<br />real answers. The poem selection<br />was good for P-A...the unexpected<br />zags at the middle and end. A poem<br />needs fractures and suggestions <br />to project beyond its size.Jim K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16105117011358723753noreply@blogger.com