Bad Poetry

Poll: I choose a poem to crit based on: You do not have permission to vote in this poll.
It's in the forum where I want to post	5.26%	2	5.26%
I found the poem to be intellectually stimulating	10.53%	4	10.53%
How much I dislike the poem	5.26%	2	5.26%
It pushes up against one of my pet peeves	5.26%	2	5.26%
I'm familiar with the author's style	5.26%	2	5.26%
I felt like I was able to understand it's meaning	10.53%	4	10.53%
Whether or not I made an emotional/empathic connection with the poem	13.16%	5	13.16%
How much time I expect the critique to take	10.53%	4	10.53%
The number of overall crits a poem has gotten	15.79%	6	15.79%
Other	18.42%	7	18.42%
Total		38 vote(s)	100%

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Bad Poetry

Lizzie Offline

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06-01-2017, 05:35 AM

So, serious question (directed at no one in particular): how do you approach critting a piece that is genuinely bad? Not bad in just one way, but fairly crappy in several areas (grammar, punctuation, format, accessibility of imagery, sonics, conceit, meter, etc). Where do you start?

I find it hard to distill the "essence de manure" into a reasonable word limit. Should I just stick with one flaw and go with it? How do you determine which errors are the most egregious?

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Bad Poetry - by Lizzie - 06-01-2017, 05:35 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Todd - 06-01-2017, 05:42 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Lizzie - 06-27-2017, 12:52 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by CRNDLSM - 06-01-2017, 06:34 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Lizzie - 06-01-2017, 06:40 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by milo - 06-01-2017, 06:49 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by billy - 06-01-2017, 07:01 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by ellajam - 06-01-2017, 07:52 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by QDeathstar - 06-01-2017, 07:56 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Wjames - 06-01-2017, 09:18 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by just mercedes - 06-01-2017, 09:43 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by ellajam - 06-01-2017, 10:24 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by just mercedes - 06-01-2017, 10:43 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by nibbed - 06-24-2017, 03:49 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by QDeathstar - 06-24-2017, 08:39 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by rayheinrich - 06-24-2017, 02:30 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by just mercedes - 06-24-2017, 02:57 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by rayheinrich - 06-25-2017, 04:25 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Lizzie - 06-25-2017, 04:54 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Keith - 06-24-2017, 11:47 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by rowens - 06-25-2017, 04:24 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by vagabond - 06-25-2017, 05:03 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Lizzie - 06-25-2017, 05:09 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Leanne - 06-25-2017, 05:19 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by vagabond - 06-25-2017, 05:25 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by rowens - 06-25-2017, 05:25 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by billy - 06-25-2017, 11:31 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by rayheinrich - 06-25-2017, 05:04 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by ellajam - 06-25-2017, 08:44 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by rayheinrich - 06-26-2017, 01:05 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by billy - 06-26-2017, 01:51 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Achebe - 06-25-2017, 01:01 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Leanne - 06-25-2017, 05:33 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by rowens - 06-25-2017, 05:43 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by billy - 06-25-2017, 11:20 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Leanne - 06-25-2017, 05:45 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by rowens - 06-25-2017, 06:02 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Leanne - 06-25-2017, 06:15 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by rowens - 06-25-2017, 06:28 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by just mercedes - 06-25-2017, 07:22 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by rowens - 06-25-2017, 07:26 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Leanne - 06-25-2017, 07:31 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Lizzie - 06-25-2017, 04:36 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by rayheinrich - 06-25-2017, 04:48 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by QDeathstar - 06-25-2017, 12:41 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Leanne - 06-25-2017, 01:32 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Leanne - 06-25-2017, 01:33 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by rowens - 06-25-2017, 02:14 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by QDeathstar - 06-27-2017, 01:06 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Leanne - 06-27-2017, 02:16 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Leanne - 06-27-2017, 02:18 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by rayheinrich - 06-27-2017, 05:50 PM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Leanne - 06-28-2017, 06:56 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by just mercedes - 06-28-2017, 08:16 AM

RE: Bad Poetry - by Leanne - 06-28-2017, 08:35 AM

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