Okay, we all want to make our work as good as possible by getting our poems criticized in a way that you can acually benefit from, but you don't always need to be on the offensive when reading others work.
There are correct and incorrect circumstances on this. It is alright of course, to do this if it states so in the notes. It is alright if you are judging a contest and explaining why you judged them the way you did. It is alright to do this to a friend or fellow APer that you know are aquainted with. IT IS NOT however, a good idea to criticize people on their work that you do not know. It is really just sort of rude to give someone their first words from you and tell them that they have ruined a piece of work (and not a good way to make friends).
Please, when you are commenting on others work, be respectful and polite unless directed to do otherwise by the author.
When and when not to give people the "constructive criticism".
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My problem is I tend to be TOO nice! (Maybe you could make another Column about that?) I'm the kind of person that tries to look at the good in people, but that doesn't really help out people who want to improve on their writing skills. I've been working on it though, and I've gotten better
Very interesting read. I've seen people completely SLAM other works. Thanks for posting this
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Interesting, although I'm sure I fully agree with the "when not to's", like madrigalpoet, but I thought this was good to read.
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Hi there!
"Criticism" is really defined as a "discriminating judgement." If someone offers you advice on how to improve your writing, I believe they may be simply trying to aid you in your advancement of the art. Isn't that why we post on poetry sites? So that we can learn, and improve our skills?
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