CytocHromE
Bluelighter
I couldn't help but notice the amount of poets on here that write excellent, meaningful depictions of their emotions, but attempt to prepare it for criticism. After all, that is what poetry is right? A written verbal expression of your feelings...
I don't understand when some of you try and demean your writing by introducing it with justifications like:
"I write cheesy poems" (No offense NJshygirl)
or "I'm not a very good poet/writer so please don't criticize me..." (that's not a direct quote from anyone, just a generalization of some of your posts)
When you post your writings on here it is to convey what you are feeling. If someone writes a poem with the intention of impressing others, it loses its genuineness, does it not? If you try to "commercialize" your emotions for others, then the entire meaning seems to be lost. If i read a poem that is introduced like that, it tends to lose a bit of credibility in my mind because it no longer seems to come from the heart.
Write freely! and don't be afraid of criticism, if anyone criticizes your writing then they are obviously being closed minded to the fact that you are conveying your emotions, and they have no right in the first place to place a judgement on how you feel. A poem should not have to have any meaning to anyone but you.
I enjoy coming on to this forum and reading the words you guys meld together to express your feelings. Whether you have good structure, deep philosophical insight, a rhyming pattern, etc., doesn't matter!! =-)
Excuse me if this post seems a bit jarbled, I just pulled an all-nighter cuz it's finals week so my thougth processes are somewhat out of order.
Anyways, keep on writing guys. Don't hold back!
*CytocHromE*
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*Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime.*
I don't understand when some of you try and demean your writing by introducing it with justifications like:
"I write cheesy poems" (No offense NJshygirl)
or "I'm not a very good poet/writer so please don't criticize me..." (that's not a direct quote from anyone, just a generalization of some of your posts)
When you post your writings on here it is to convey what you are feeling. If someone writes a poem with the intention of impressing others, it loses its genuineness, does it not? If you try to "commercialize" your emotions for others, then the entire meaning seems to be lost. If i read a poem that is introduced like that, it tends to lose a bit of credibility in my mind because it no longer seems to come from the heart.
Write freely! and don't be afraid of criticism, if anyone criticizes your writing then they are obviously being closed minded to the fact that you are conveying your emotions, and they have no right in the first place to place a judgement on how you feel. A poem should not have to have any meaning to anyone but you.
I enjoy coming on to this forum and reading the words you guys meld together to express your feelings. Whether you have good structure, deep philosophical insight, a rhyming pattern, etc., doesn't matter!! =-)
Excuse me if this post seems a bit jarbled, I just pulled an all-nighter cuz it's finals week so my thougth processes are somewhat out of order.
Anyways, keep on writing guys. Don't hold back!
*CytocHromE*
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*Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime.*
