Sticky: Critiquing guidelines & Suggestions for new poetry writers

[shaan]

Amie,

I'm new to this forum as well as to English Poetry and Tracy has provided me the link to this article and I must say that it's very informative and helpful.

I am really hoping to get the most benefit out of all the links on poetry on this forum.

Thanks much

Shaan

[bri h]

Thank you so much for these very good pointers, I think I'll have to keep coming back to them to make sure I'm still
 "following the Path of the Beam"(stephen King) However, when you got to the "final note" about bad poetry and were about to give an example, my heart was in my mouth because I felt sure I was gonna see my poem! lol (still laughiing with relief) Thanks so much for this. Bri.

[MissE3]

Thanks so much for posting the guidelines and suggestions! Being a newbie isn't easy, but your post sure was a huge help!!!
MissE3

[oluchi igili]

These suggestions and guidelines are indeed treasured. As a newbie I've often wondered just how to go about critiquing works by much more experienced poets. The article has been a great help.
Many thanks,
Oluchi.

[Isabella du lac]

Thank you for the information - I really appreciate it having left school at 14 years. This does help to clarify things for me, I've copied and pasted it into a word document, so I can refer back to it when I need to. BTW - it was so well written, that I found myself actually interested in reading it as opposed to something you have to do (as etiquette).

[ThDeM]

Very useful! I admit that I also find it difficult to critique other poems, but these guidelines certainly help.

Also, the first and second links about clichés and abstraction do not seem to work for me.

[Amie]

Thanks! I've corrected the first link, and will look for an alternative to the second.

[Amie]

Okay, I've come up with an alternative to the clichés and abstractions article. Not as good as the original, but will have to do for now.

[Elly Stu]

Amie, another very productive post -- a gem    Thanks!  It really helps with getting started on critiquing.  And that also gives a person an eye to their own writing:  how will it stand up under scrutiny?  Perfect.
This one I did read before, but was new and a bit overwhelmed.  Much more has stuck with me this time.
Cheers,
Elly

[Amie]

Thanks Elly

[AntonioM]

A link to great summary of Vendler's Poems, Poets, Poetry- ways to master poetry reading (and thus, writing): http://bedford.va.k12us.com/_tools/?u=203494

[heidi52]

Thanks for that link, very interesting.

Loved that I learned an new word, aubade.

Had no idea there was such a thing.

[Mrs N]

Wow, thanks for this. It could also apply to prose, well worth taking on board.

I might even give a poem a go.

[DJthischick]

This help a lot!!
Thank you!!!

[JustinFuquay]

Thanl you for that it helps view my poems from a different angle