Nasty, Biting, Clever Critiques, Just Another Day At The Poetic AX - SplashHall Poetry
There’s a million stories at the SplashHall Poetry Forums. Below are just a few in discussion about the poetry workshop Poetic AX…
“Why not post ‘I Have A Vagina’ where we can bring our plates and utensils?” Champagne Shoes
“I’m not sure how one languishes a cigarette, but I sure can languish “with” one.” - Witt
My motto is: Slap my face, don’t slap my back. The thing I hate most about forums are the gutless critics who say: “good job,” “wonderful poem,” “wish I’d written that.” - Diana Trees
“…it reads as an admonition, and I’m not sure if those are the words that “entered her” in the previous stanza, the poetic voice upbraiding Miller (which kind of defeats the otherwise detached, omniscient quality of the voice), or another voice entirely, maybe a flashback (the writer recalling his father, perhaps?).” - MikkiRat
“..this makes me feel like I reading the inside front of a dust jacket for a new novel. Very intriguing and well written, but it just don’t do it for me poetically. Not enough umph or statement or shock or emotion, etc.” - DublinSteve
“Six years ago I was told that if I insist upon writing, to kindly confine myself to sharing my work with my Mother.
I told the ass what he could do with his group and sought out places where I could get the feedback that I needed. I found SplashHall Poetry.” - Wordfaery
“The hardest part about critic of any kind is the fact that poetry is art, and as art is not only a means of expression but, a form of entertainment.
Add in the fact artist/poets feel a connectedness to their creation, and any negative feedback usually meets with opposition.” - Fragments
“i begin my remarks by recognizing the tensiled backbone and the sleepy river (no pun intended) flow of your poem. the movements seem to take us along the contours of our inspired coffee maker.
on the soft edges of her banks we take the brewing process like a tour across her fertile knolls and hidden inlets.” - Cy Street
“sensitive story, but what is the word when we attribute human characteristics to animals? probably not a nice word.
maybe attribute all these things to a hiker, solitary figure (wordsworth above tintern abbey) who is prompted to muse as he spies on antelope, aware of but indifferent to his presence?” - Mojave
“I am infused with a pungent scent of coming across a patch of wild leeks. The leek can be said to be a cross between garlic and scallion. Imagine fresh picked garlic and scallions sautéed in rich creamy butter. ..This is the Poetic AX in a patch of wild leeks. The pungent scent of creativity and friendship. This is SplashHall Poetry. SplashHall is poetry.” - cafeRg
The Poetic Ax is just that, the AX –[unspoken] if you gonna put your poem here we are going to cut it up. Our AX is sharp baby, so dont start wining [sic] unless you bring the cheese–
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