You Don't Read Deep Enough Into My Poetry

Hey, yo, Jadefox! Strange here on this wonderful review day and I have a review for you!

I'm going to say this again, this is accusatory. But, this is one sided, too. I'm not trying to insult you or anything, but there's a reason why poetry is considered art. This feels like a demeaning poem directed towards reviewers who "don't read deep enough", but that's not the real problem. The problem is how poetry is interpreted.

People try to write poetry using recurring themes and hidden value in it to make it special, but when reviewers don't see this, they get mad. They think that their "masterpiece" of a work got wrongly interpreted and it's ridiculous. I've seen this happen so many times, and as a common poet, this gets on my nerves a little bit.

Poetry means nothing.

Here's a tip: next time you write, don't have any intended meaning at all. What makes that art is to see how the minds of the readers work. How they read what, how they think, all that. Leave to open for interpretation and watch them work it out. It's wonderful, and I highly recommend it.

[quote]No, obviously you can't; you're blind[/b]
I'm one for biting satire, but this was just too rude. It seems like the MC is only one sided, as if they did nothing wrong. They did, actually. They expected people to see the same thing as other people. Everybody is different, so that doesn't work.

This seems like a lack of acknowledgement on their own faults, which doesn't seem so nice. This may be why people gave crap to it, because it doesn't recognize faults on the MC's side. Just, a tip if you do write something like this again, make it a bit more satirical.

Good job, keep writing, and stay groovy!

Hi there, Jadefox! Sorry for the short review, but (as you'll see below) you can feel free to PM me with a follow-up.

Ready? Set? Go!

Introduction:

I'd really be curious to know how much of this poem is truthful. You tagged it as "humor", so I'm assuming that some of the concepts here are based in fact and some in fiction. Anyway.

Grammar, Nitpicks, Phrasing - The :

You don't read deep enough into my poetry.

No, obviously you can't; you're blind.

I only share 'cause I can't eat it all.

Writing, in general, is solely for the author.

There's no underlying message.

No hidden meaning---it's just for fun.

Hello Jadefox, Wonderwoman here. I wonder what this poems purpose is. I didn't think it was funny and I cant say I liked. I don't have criticism for this but I am wondering what does this mean?:


But, oh, I forgot, you can't see for crap.

? Maybe you meant: But, oh, I forgot you can't see crap.
I don't know. I don't think it was very clever. I don't see any reason for it being posted. But did you mean for the reader to get something out of this? Then put it in the poem. Anyways, keep writing and NEVER get discouraged!

~\/\/onder

What bothers me about this poem is, its category. Come on man, "humour" is gentle, it gives a joie de vivre to readers and a comforting and enjoyable take on life in general. I agree, humor can be sharp and blunt, but that's a satire.

Sorry for being so technical here. But as a fellow author I'd advice you that venting poems, particularly as accusatory as this, don't go of well with readers. This almost felt as a direct accusation to everyone out there who reviews works. To be honest, many of my poems have been misread by over critical readers, but I appreciate the fact that they atleast tried to comprehend my metaphors!

I agree with previous reviewers here, you can convey the same message with a lot of grace and compassion instead of accusing people. Trust me, it works much better that way!

Okay ouch . I enjoyed a lot of this and a bit I didn't . Kat here for reviewing .

Okay so like previous comments this was pretty harsh and sharp and I like to take apart people's poems and analyze and yeah a lot of the time I guess I don't look deep enough but then again no one can ever truly know what the author feels and that's just how writing is . It's the authors attempt and expressing feelin to the readers . The middle stanza in particular kit seemed really slapped togather out of anger and that both helps and hurts you here because it adds to the sting of what you are saying but don't write so angrily that it looses its poetic flare . Usually I like irony but you totally contradict the whole poem in the last stanza , why ? I guess it's supposed to add to the sharpness ?

Things I did like we're your flow through most of the poem and the repetition and slight rhyme . They all helped you very much here when you had so much going on . You definatley got my emotions , I'm just not sure if thy are good . You accurately conveyed what you were going for though .

~Kat

Hello, Jadefox.

To be honest, I don't know if I like this. It's awfully accusatory, and I haven't done anything wrong. That's the thing about second person. You can accuse everyone and no one at the same time.

The overall tone of the poem is what's most off-putting. I understand that this might be written out of anger, or "just for fun," but I think there is a more elegant way to look at this subject.

When it comes to interpreting poetry, both the reader and the poet have a responsibility. The reader must look at the symbolism and decide how it fits together, but the poet must leave clues for the reader to point them in the right direction. Otherwise, how would anyone know anything about your poem? If it's all symbolism and no concrete, there is no way for the reader to start to interpret the poem. Context is needed in every poem, even just a clue.

So really, the poet has a more delicate and important duty than the reader. Maybe you should try to reflect this in the poem. Instead of allowing this to become the abrasive rant that it is, show how much work the poet puts into the poem and then ask the reader to understand instead of calling them blind.

I hope that this review proves useful to you. Happy YWSing!

Hey JadeFox! Nice poem!

CaptainSalty here with a review!

I did enjoy this. There are just a couple tweaks needed though.

No, obviously you can't; you're blind.

that's dressing on the cake gifted to me.

I only share 'cause I can't eat it all.

that's what you, the reader, get.

But, oh, I forgot, you can't see for crap.

No hidden meaning---it's just for fun.

Hey Jadefox first of all amazing poem.
this poem featured amazing use of words and a great sense of humor.
the thing i didn't understand was use little one in the end.
keep writing because the more you do one thing the better you get at it.

Hello, Review day is over but I finally found time to review some work.

I'll be honesty I am blown away by your poetry. This literally describes how every writer feels when a reader just instinctively share their opinion without thinking about what the writer is trying to tell you. I feel as though you received some opinions on your writings and none of them matches your train of thought.

That's it from me. I really liked this poem because I'm an amateur writer and this has happened to me as well for some people.