The Balance

[abu nuwas]

You're unbalanced in the best possible way

It's probable that newcomers will feel out of their depth "on the critique front" because at the end of the day, most of the people left giving critiques are those who have been doing it a long time -- we tend to fall into patterns and perhaps go more in-depth than newcomers, but that's really only because we're confident that our criticism will be useful and we're used to reading poetry in certain ways. Truth be told, those who are holding up the critiquing end of things are crying out for new people to come in, give their comments, have a shot -- it's rewarding, but we're only human.

Yes, I see that. I am not sure what one might further do, to make it plain, that whatever the poem be, the category is for novice, mild, serious critique.. Plus the fun ones which ought not to tax anyone. Maybe a massive notice saying 'SPEAK AS YOU FIND!'