Compline - Matins

Linda · Post by **Linda** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 4:26 pm

I doubt if we all agree on all of LC's poetry either.

Songkathy · Post by **Songkathy** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 4:28 pm

Paula,
I am not blaming a reader for a poor poem, but surely a reader who has limited experience and knowledge and who makes inaccurate and uneducated remarks saying a poem is bad for their own lack of understanding certainly would not make a good poem bad.

Andrew McGeever · Post by **Andrew McGeever** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 10:11 pm

I've just visited this correspondence: all I can say right now is that the writer must be his/her greatest critic. Anything else should be defended, accepted, or rejected by the writer. It is my firm belief that we learn from reading, writing and criticising poetry.
Andrew.

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Tue Sep 17, 2002 10:22 pm

Andrew,
Regarding your last sentence, are credentials prerequisite?
~Lizzytysh

Andrew McGeever · Post by **Andrew McGeever** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 12:54 am

To Paula,
I agree with the second paragraph of your latest post..."If you place your poem....".
I disagree with the next, especially "the author believes it to be good (otherwise they would not post it)." My own view is "the author believes his/her poem is worthy of criticism, therefore it's posted".
Andrew.

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 4:33 am

Andrew,
Speaking [again] of criticism, please go to post due north of yours, and answer.
~Lizzytysh

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Wed Sep 18, 2002 3:50 pm

I take your point Kathy. I have a solution, some sort of register where readers can be allocated poems which are within their capablities thereby all egos in the equation remain relatively intact - (if only)

Andrew we have to agree to disagree. I write poems which are totally diabolical and wholly inadequate to post. The only reason I would post a poem would be if I felt it was good enough. If I did post and my poem was cannibalised and dissected to within an inch of its life and I was left with the pickings I would be devastated - believe me you would have to do that with my poems.

The glass house effect comes into play as I do not put my poems up for close inspection I believe I am only qualified to comment on my enjoyment of the poem not to give my views on the technical approach.