Wrizzit
For everything, down to the scribbles.
I'm usually very critical of my work. There are layers to that. Things I can fix. Things I kind of like the way they are, but I'm not willing to put it out there as an example of my work. Things I can't fix and wish I had never started. Things that need some polishing. Things that are ready to be released. Going through my poems, writing them into my fancy journal... Look, poetry is even more subjective than other types of writing. It's not that hard to accept that a specific genre isn't your thing while also recognizing that an author does have great skill as a storyteller. Poetry, though... What if I don't like a poem because I just don't get it? Why are people with college degrees saying a poet whose work I love is so basic and nothing they wrote is impressive? Maybe part of what makes so many people not like poetry is that it's not easy to make judgements that a majority of people will agree on. But I might be good at poetry. I love my poems.
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