I´m looking for a little feedback please?
Thu, 2006-03-09 19:22
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I´m looking for a little feedback please?
I wonder if anyone would mind giving me a little feedback on my poetry. I know some of it is a bit slushy but there´s some real heartfelt stuff in there, and most of my work is non-fiction.
Thanks for your time guys
You'll have more success if you join the queue of people wanting feedback, who also contribute feedback on other's work here...it's a give n' take kinda place..
also, if you copy and paste a link to your work, then people won't have to go fishing around for it...
Best wishes,
archergirl
Thank you very much for your constructive criticism. Unfortunately, the reason I have not given any feedback to others is because i have not had access to the site for a couple of years and have only just managed to sort out my password etc.
When I joined abctales 6 years ago, the site did not have a forum. For this reason, when i finally managed to regain access, i have been a little unfamiliar with the "hows and whats" when posting notes on here.
I´d even give myself a 4 out of 10 for that.
As for the previous advice - it's true. If you comment on other people's work you do stand more of a chance on feedback yourself. Bit like clutching at straws - but you can always try. As for joining the queue - I think that you must be way up the front - having been there for 6 years!!!!!!!! Will have a read of your work over the next few days and come back to you. I PROMISE. At least some response is better than no response. Tina
Probably the lack of response is due to the lack of frequent feedback for others' work, but I dunno...
I've had a read from your files, gia24. Certainly the emotions are there, and heartfelt. I would say that the imagery needs more 'zing': it comes down to 'show us', not 'tell us'. It's so easy to slip into well-used imagery (dying in the mother's ams, for example), but what I'd like is to *feel* it, not just *see it*, because seeing doesn't make me *feel it*. Know what I mean?
It's basically sound writing, but maybe a bit formulaic for today's edgy preferences. Try experimenting with images, words, ideas; get to the *root* of the emotion, and then show us.
Hope this helps...keep going!
i don´t know how else to put it - she did!