“So, The Wind Blows?”

[Arachne]

As far as I am concerned the problem is always with the writer, especially in terms of clarity. It is my responsibility to clearly get across to the reader what I intend. Some of course disagree with this and want to take refuge in being a blank slate sort of writer, but that probably speaks more to their lack of having anything of value to say. I expect to have something to say, so if you don't here whatever it is, then it is a clarity issue in some way. This piece is trying at best, and my focus was probably not near where it needed to be in order to convey what I wished.

It shouldn't need an explanation, and in my defense the note wasn't one. More of a declaration acknowledging a debt, and that I was playing off that, not trying to steal it. As a general stance I hate trying to say what I wrote is about. If it is not clear then I need to go make it more clear, not write something that tries to justify a poem clearly lacking. So don't worry about hurting my feelings. I'd rather have terse or blunt feedback, than diplomatic crap that says nothing.

Dale

In thinking about my critique of your work, I had to sit back and think about my own stance on writing. Who does the writer write for? If you write for self and understand your work, there should be no need for explanations. If anything, a work that is not understood would be subject to question. IF the writer chooses to relay its meaning, it would come about in story form or dialogue. If the writer chooses not to relay its meaning, then it is up to the reader to use their imagination and subjectivity just as they would have to do when viewing abstract art. This can also be considered blunt feedback. Hugs.