The Shoes

Kudos to you, gal! And I second the motion! The lack of response here is a bit odd. I usually try to comment on at least one poem per day, and to look at the work of others who commented on mine. My first poem (on this site), "Colors", submitted months ago, still has received no comments. I certainly haven't discouraged commenting - as far as I'm concerned, tear it apart! Rip 'er up! Tell me which parts are good, and which crap!

One of the problems is when someone takes a dump - laying in a dozen or more poems at a time. One's own gets lost in the haystack. On the other hand, other sites have more people, but most are really poor writers, and the comments are inane, and so are the majority of the writes. You might consider joining or forming a small poetry group or writing group near you. I'm a regular at 2 reading groups, and just put together one whose specific purpose is critiquing poetry. We have better-than-average writers, and it seems to be working well. Each group meets once per month. Reading groups usually don't critique, but all 3 groups are very rewarding.

One other point - most writers do not respond to their commenters. This is unfortunate because it's important if a dialogue to occur.

Alcuin