where are the poets writing to be read?

[matsunosuperfan]

feels like we have more "I write for myself" poets here than the other kind. I don't really know how to crit those kinds of poems. by which I mean, I do, but you guys won't like it. :3

[rowens]

As I told them before:
Write your poems.
Go at crit like Dr. House on clinic duty.

[wasellajam]

feels like we have more "I write for myself" poets here than the other kind. I don't really know how to crit those kinds of poems. by which I mean, I do, but you guys won't like it. :3

It’s okay to crit harshly as long as you’re addressing the poem and explaining yourself. This sucks or wow! has never been acceptable but you’re surely allowed to voice a sincere response. You gave me a harsh but polite one when you first joined, I remember laughing at how on the nose it was.

As to where to be read, my guess is journals and instagram or tiktok.Try searching Dodge Poetry Festival, it may lead you to groups of poets who want to be widely read. That’s all I got.

[Wjames]

I try to write things that I would want to read.

I hope other people like it too, but for me, me liking it is more important than a bunch of other people liking it. Poetry is not a popular medium and I don't like a lot of the popular modern poetry.

Crit is good because a lot of times I agree with the crit and use it to improve the poem. Or I might agree with it and not like my poem enough to improve it and internalize it to use on a future poem. Or I might disagree with the crit, and it's interesting to see how someone else interprets something.

Even if I post something in a non-crit forum, I would be happy if someone gave me some. I post in the members only section a lot to avoid AI scraping, rather than avoid crit.

As long as you aren't being needlessly rude, giving thoughtful crit is always good imo. Thanks for being so active here as well - I had a long vacation and many things going on in life, but am hoping to get back in to writing and contributing crit etc here soon.

[milo]

feels like we have more "I write for myself" poets here than the other kind. I don't really know how to crit those kinds of poems. by which I mean, I do, but you guys won't like it. :3

I am not sure what you are trying to say. Please clarify

[matsunosuperfan]

feels like we have more "I write for myself" poets here than the other kind. I don't really know how to crit those kinds of poems. by which I mean, I do, but you guys won't like it. :3

I am not sure what you are trying to say. Please clarify

everyone else seems to so maybe follow their lead lol

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feels like we have more "I write for myself" poets here than the other kind. I don't really know how to crit those kinds of poems. by which I mean, I do, but you guys won't like it. :3

It’s okay to crit harshly as long as you’re addressing the poem and explaining yourself. This sucks or wow! has never been acceptable but you’re surely allowed to voice a sincere response. You gave me a harsh but polite one when you first joined, I remember laughing at how on the nose it was.

As to where to be read, my guess is journals and instagram or tiktok.Try searching Dodge Poetry Festival, it may lead you to groups of poets who want to be widely read. That’s all I got.

you make too much sense! <3

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I try to write things that I would want to read.

I hope other people like it too, but for me, me liking it is more important than a bunch of other people liking it. Poetry is not a popular medium and I don't like a lot of the popular modern poetry.

Crit is good because a lot of times I agree with the crit and use it to improve the poem. Or I might agree with it and not like my poem enough to improve it and internalize it to use on a future poem. Or I might disagree with the crit, and it's interesting to see how someone else interprets something.

Even if I post something in a non-crit forum, I would be happy if someone gave me some. I post in the members only section a lot to avoid AI scraping, rather than avoid crit.

As long as you aren't being needlessly rude, giving thoughtful crit is always good imo. Thanks for being so active here as well - I had a long vacation and many things going on in life, but am hoping to get back in to writing and contributing crit etc here soon.

appreciate the response, and I think you have a wise attitude. I may get there some day when the elusive "maturity" finds me at last, as long threatened.

[busker]

feels like we have more "I write for myself" poets here than the other kind. I don't really know how to crit those kinds of poems. by which I mean, I do, but you guys won't like it. :3

I can’t speak for others, but all of my pomes are open for crit
I don’t publish in the crit fora all that much for privacy reasons. Also, it feels like an imposition asking someone to crit if I’m really not after that as a top priority
So to summarise - critting is a service that I’m glad to receive gratis, good or bad.

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And there have been times when I’ve gotten a brilliant suggestion or two - a word here, a change there, even when the pome was posted in a non crit forums, and I’ve acted on it