01-20-2013, 07:59 AM
I am definitely novice when it comes to poetry. The reason I posted my first poem in the Serious Critique forum as opposed to the Novice forum wasn't because of stature.. it was because I wanted to get to the nitty gritty. An ego being torn down is a beautiful thing if the critique is useful, especially if the ego is snuffing out improvement.
I have more understanding for the level of self awareness that needs to be reached before posting - I mean I posted a poem with a spelling error, grammatical issues, etc. These are issues many serious poets don't have time for I'm certain. Thankfully/Luckily a senior member had the patience for my errors, they gave me an honest critique and now I can start from scratch/work on my self awareness and truly work up to posting.
I found this thread useful and I understand the site a bit more now, thank you!
I have more understanding for the level of self awareness that needs to be reached before posting - I mean I posted a poem with a spelling error, grammatical issues, etc. These are issues many serious poets don't have time for I'm certain. Thankfully/Luckily a senior member had the patience for my errors, they gave me an honest critique and now I can start from scratch/work on my self awareness and truly work up to posting.
I found this thread useful and I understand the site a bit more now, thank you!