11-16-2017, 05:53 AM
I think my example regarding my poem about grapes explains perfectly well why intent is relevant when critique a poem. There is nothing wrong with critiquing line break, meter, punctuation, etc but if you knew the authors intent you could better help them write the words that convey the meaning.
Any examples anyone posts from a published poem aren't relevant in the sense that the author is no longer editing the poem, and isn't asking for our critique.
I do not agree with that statement, I was just pointing out a logic error (proven by empirical evidence); though Achebe posted a fair counter point. I've seen many poems helped by critique here to say critique doesn't matter. Intent does, and I think most of the time readers can indentify the intent, or at least part of it. If they can't they label it as "too abstract" and move on..
Any examples anyone posts from a published poem aren't relevant in the sense that the author is no longer editing the poem, and isn't asking for our critique.
Quote:much as it pains me, I have to agree. The initial writing of it would be the end game.
I do not agree with that statement, I was just pointing out a logic error (proven by empirical evidence); though Achebe posted a fair counter point. I've seen many poems helped by critique here to say critique doesn't matter. Intent does, and I think most of the time readers can indentify the intent, or at least part of it. If they can't they label it as "too abstract" and move on..