tamarap2: I have missed the site and missed contributing to it. Just been in a bad place and my creativity flew out the window to some unkown location. Hopefully, it is on its way home again. I will try to offer up some reviews. I haven't forgotten all of you. T |
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tamarap2: I think if people did not give five and sixes just because poems award big bucks...that would help the ranking to hold more clout. That's my suggestion- rather than complaining. And rate poems that are good poems, not that award higher member dollars. With integrity, I feel we can get the site on track! It is a shame for so many good poets to have such low ratings when their poems are jewels. So anyway, that's my suggestion. And is the rule I play by- |
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tamarap2: Ever since I have set my reviews to "comments only", it's as if I get less reviews than normal. I'm offering the same amount of member dollars. Wierd. |
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tamarap2: What does Level 7 mean in regards to reviewing? I still have the one blue star I've always had. |
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tamarap2: when I am up late writing, I always have the tv on for background noise and I have become addicted to Friends reruns. I don't like to write sitting in a silent room-maybe jot down notes, but... |
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tamarap2: Well,I did it. I am accepting comment only. I took the plunge. |
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tamarap2: You know, there are some reknowned poets who write poems that I wonder if many people understand. It's as if one needs a classrrom setting to dissect them and figure them out. I have felt that it is straying from the art of poetry to include author notes with my posts. But on occassion, maybe it's ok to do. What do you think? As much as I like Plath and Sexton, at times I ask myself what in the hell are they talking about. I prefer poems that encompass clarity and allow the reader to "get it". |
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Other times their use can be analagous to explaining the punchline of a joke, i.e., if you have to explain why it's funny, it probably wasn't much of a joke to begin with! I don't "get" every poem I read, either. But I also think it's the poet's prerogative to express what he/she wants to express in whatever way he/she finds artistically appropriate. Of course, when that happens, I turn to my crossword puzzles...LOL! - | ||
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**slaps knee self-amusedly** I believe the level represents the number of Seal of Quality awards the member has received? Level 1 = 1 SoQ, Level 2 = 2 SoQs, and so on... - | ||
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tamarap2: How do you type a hyphen? It's not in symbols and I have been using dashes, because I can figure out the whole hyphen thing. Can someone tell me. |
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Hyphens are the connectors: they make two words one, like Norma's example. Dashes are to separate things. There's the style (is it American, Norma?) of word--word, no spaces; or there's the one I'm more used to, of word - word. The space maketh the dash, lol. I confess I prefer the latter because the long-dash style without spaces looks cluttered, but that's just my taste. Only thing is to stick with whichever you choose. :) - | ||
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tamarap2: Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark. In the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, not-yet, and not-at-all, do not let the hero in your soul perish and leave only frustration for the life you deserve, but have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is possible, it is yours. Ayn Rand "Atlas Shrugged" |
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tamarap2: ok, I am feeling very disillusioned. I really like fanstory. I like being a part of this writing community and I enjoy reading the poetry on this site. And I learn here, as well. With that said, I do think we are living in a small world. In the grand scheme of things, I feel that there is some good poetry on the site. Excellent-occassionally. Exceptional- not really. That definitely goes for me. I know I am a very average poet in this great big world. I think we are comparing each other within the site and have created our unique subjective way of rating poetry. I wish we could re-adjust things. Average to good=excelent to exceptional, and it should not. People are so offended if they recieve a good-ridicules. Average poetry is average poetry, but on this site it is a big slap in the face. All of us, including the top ten poets on the site, have plenty of room for improvement. I am asking everyone to be conservative when rating my poetry. Goods are ok with me. That way, an excellent will mean something. I would be embarrassed for certain poets to see some of my poetry that has been ranked exceptional. This is where I am with all of this tonight. I am aware that this is commented on repeatedly on this site, but this is how I feel. |
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tamarap2: Does anyone out there sometimes feel that there style and voice has become predictable? I do. |
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tamarap2: what are your feelings re: free verse poetry with no punctuation-just line breaks and that's all? |
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IMO, with the possible exception of SPaG errors, nothing will turn a reader off quicker than having the message get lost in the medium. - | ||
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