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A look at the poetry reader, who is the audience and how some are going to have nothing more to say other than "yep, that's a poem." |
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While I don't write poetry often, it's something that I have done my fair share of over the years. In fact, some of my first items when I joined WDC back in 2005 were poems, so I have also gotten my share of poem reviews. It's always interesting the different reactions readers have when they come across a poem. However, poetry is also one of those items where reviews can be tricky because the reason for the writing can be different and, for me at least, it's one of the few bits of writing where it's not done with the audience in mind (which is far different than my novel writing).
However, over the years I have noticed a few reactions, in particular, from readers. They come from both expected reviews (friends or contest entries) and the random ones because sometimes it is easier to review a quick poem than a 10,000 word story.
There are some who will know nothing about poetry and not care about them. They tend not to be the random reviewer, though that is a possibility on the rare occasion. I have a friend like this. On the chance he reads a poem I've written, I can pretty much tell his response beforehand because he doesn't get into poetry. The basic response is: "It's a poem." Not the most constructive but, it's honest and well, understandable given the readers personal preference.
Then there are writing styles and technical choices that once you make, you should be prepared for not everyone to agree with that decision. This comes up for me with punctuation. I do this on purpose in certain poems, don't use punctuation. Readers will comment and suggest that I add it to the piece and I have yet to follow any of the suggestions. Nothing against the reviews, just a decision I made with the particular poems. But I expect reviews to mention it because I know not everyone will agree with the decision.
Some reactions will be long and discuss form, request notes on methods used and such. Other reviews will be short, template and to the point, which is often just to say that it was a nice poem.
Even though we often write poems for ourselves, whether out of fun, anger or looking to experience a cathartic moment, we have to at least remember the reader a little if posting the poems on here and making them viewable.
We can't expect all responses but we can be prepared for some. I know who won't really care for poetry, how some might request punctuation and the odd fact others seem to think every poem is true and must be about me (sorry but that is not often true with mine). Whether writing in the heat of the moment or taking the long hours to follow a specific form, we can handle the random reviews with ease if we understand and see things from the side of the reader. |
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