01-09-2026, 08:14 AM
If some perspective from a new member is useful: I understand the emphasis on critique and participation, it's essential - vanity fair is no good for the reader or potential poet. Your promotion of that is why I joined. However, insisting those that know no better - as once I'm sure was the case for you all - should know better, and then using that as critique to justify why the site might not be working, is not the means to encouraging new people to better poetry; if that is what you want?
I had some critique on my first post, for which I'm very grateful (thank you) and it will help me develop the piece - but so far, I've seen little in the forums that'd encourage those new to poetry to think it can be the joy it can be - where is the room for: hello, I know this probably isn't great, but I have something to say - how do I start to do that like the poems I read?
I'm sure the burden on moderators is tough, so I don't mean to belittle that, but if there is anyone out there that wants the forum to thrive again: I might suggest trying to focus on enjoying poetry and language for sake of . .enjoying poetry and language - mods and all. Then building up to workshops and improvements again from there.
I had some critique on my first post, for which I'm very grateful (thank you) and it will help me develop the piece - but so far, I've seen little in the forums that'd encourage those new to poetry to think it can be the joy it can be - where is the room for: hello, I know this probably isn't great, but I have something to say - how do I start to do that like the poems I read?
I'm sure the burden on moderators is tough, so I don't mean to belittle that, but if there is anyone out there that wants the forum to thrive again: I might suggest trying to focus on enjoying poetry and language for sake of . .enjoying poetry and language - mods and all. Then building up to workshops and improvements again from there.