Hello fellow poets. I'm just here to share a poetry review pet peeve of mine: make it longer.
I often get this review, and I've seen it given many times. It bothers me, though, because I can't just magically make my poem longer. I get an idea, I jot it down quick, and then I think about it. The thinking part usually lasts a few days. Then I go back and edit my poem and fix it up, maybe add a rhyme scheme, whatever. I just find it almost insulting when somebody gives me a review to the effect of, "It was really good but it should be longer. Maybe add a couple more stanzas." Reader, it's not that easy. Although my poetry rolls of the tongue and it all pretty and everything, it is really HARD to write, and your assumption that it's so easy makes me feel like the rest of the poem is invalidated.
What are your thoughts on this?
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