Hmm... been considering if to make this blog public or not. I mean, really, it probably doesn't make a whole lot of difference since I doubt too many people are going to happen across it anyway.
I also just registered on a poetry forum and there's a thread for criticism. *fidgets* I wonder if I should take the chance of posting something? I know I've always said that it doesn't matter if my poems are considered "good" or not by other people but lately I've been wondering if I should try taking it a step further. I'm so afraid of criticism though, especially when it comes to my poems since most of them are not just verses that I dash off thoughtlessly onto a piece of paper. I suppose it's something like having my own feelings criticised?
I like to think that poems are like art... it's entirely subjective whether something is "good" or not. But then again, maybe that's just an excuse to make myself feel better in the event that someone disses my poetry.
I guess I've just been feeling lately like I live too "safely". That I don't take enough chances and so my life feels like it's lacking something. Adventure, maybe? Not sure if criticism (constructive or not) is the best way to kindle an adventurous spirit, though...
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Hmm... I see nothing wrong with making it public, if it's critique you're after. But I think if it's entirely about the critique, wouldn't it be better to try the thread at the forum you mentioned instead? That way you have control over what people can search at Google and dig up about you, since you could have any old pseudonym at a forum, compared to a blog that could be linked to you with a bit of detective work.
ReplyDeleteFor instance, I recently dug up and deleted my entries to a friend's blog that he'd invited me to post in a LONG time ago because it was too easy to find my posts at Google. :|
I think I just want attention, lol.
ReplyDeleteWere they... questionable entries? o_O
LOL you'd get a lot of well-deserved praise. :)
ReplyDeleteWell... looking back, I didn't like how I had used names a few times. And even worse, I hated that if you searched for me at Google, you could easily stumble upon it. :l
Thanks but I worry that you and I are the only ones who think that, lol.
ReplyDeleteAhhh I see... at least you were able to delete them. :)
They're stupid and gay if they don't like it. And illiterit (as they'd spell it) (A)
ReplyDeleteHahaha after a lot of roundabout stuff, yeah... but hey, it's not as though the man even uses it anymore.