02-03-2026, 06:24 AM
When I first joined I was slightly terrified of intensive critique, I suppose it was somewhat more brutal back in the day when there were certain folks who would definitely tell you that your poem was not quite ready for intensive.
It took me a long time before I started posting any critiques in intensive never mind poetry. It probably would be better if some people were encouraged to post their poems in a different forum. Some people will be too confident in their abilities or simply misunderstand the differences in the forums.
Good poets have posted poems in basic and mild just to get a rough idea of how the poem might be received.
I don't really know an answer but it would seem more likely that newbies would stay on if they posted in lower forums before attempting the intensive forum, if I had of posted in intensive with my first rubbish poems I may not have lasted so long. Basic and medium are more nurturing and therefore more conducive to growth.
It took me a long time before I started posting any critiques in intensive never mind poetry. It probably would be better if some people were encouraged to post their poems in a different forum. Some people will be too confident in their abilities or simply misunderstand the differences in the forums.
Good poets have posted poems in basic and mild just to get a rough idea of how the poem might be received.
I don't really know an answer but it would seem more likely that newbies would stay on if they posted in lower forums before attempting the intensive forum, if I had of posted in intensive with my first rubbish poems I may not have lasted so long. Basic and medium are more nurturing and therefore more conducive to growth.
wae aye man ye radgie