The Job of the Writer

I love it! Everything here is really true. I read the spoiler and I like the first one better. Anyways really great job with the poem.

Hmm...I was told by some poet great that good poems will always paint an image. No matter the topic, the words you share must detail some picture in the mind. Perhaps you could turn this idea into a metaphoric poem.

I'm not too fond of the use of "you" in a poem (or "I") or of the contractions.

And the lines seem too long...there are many unnecessary words in this piece. I think you should go through it again and choose the most important words (which you will keep)


I liked the last two lines of the poem. I, also, liked the idea. I'd just prefer it wasn't so direct/so obvious

whoooaaa awesome poem dude!! all of it is totally true, I'm right there with you. nice flow & rhythm & rhyme. I like both versions, they both speak the truth and completely capture what its like to be a writer and a reader and all that other stuff.. it really is great, my only concern is the word stealthily at the end there doesn't flow very well and I don't think it really fits with what you are trying to say. but overall, GREAT POEM!!

-fighta

I enjoyed this poem because you touch on everything that it is to be a writer. I totally agree with you.

On the other side of things, I didn't quite get the flow but after my second reading I got on the poetry wave so to speak.

It was nice to read something that someone wrote about the expectation that we writers have to live up to.

Awesome!!

I'm not very good at critiquing poetry, so I won't try. You are amazing at writing though. I really enjoyed this poem. Keep up the good work!!

I love this! I like the second version (the spoiler one?). I think it flows more nicely. I think it portrays what goes (or should go) through a writers mind.
Awesome sauce!
UCntCMee.

I'm not really good at writing reviews but U have to say I really enjoyed this pice. I like how you portrayed what it's like to be a writer.

I absolutely love this. Unfortunately, I'm no good at reviewing poetry, but your words spoke to me. I think they will speak to every writer here.

Nicely done

Tanya

When you write it’s hard to realize;
The reader’s not inside your head.
They don’t know what you know.
All they have is what they’ve read.

It’s hard to make them see your world
Without breaking the flow.

The things you write and you create,
They see so differently.
A writer’s job is to bridge that gap,
And to do it stealthily.

Their life and their experience,
Shape the world they know.

When you write it’s hard to realize;
The reader’s not inside your head.
They don’t know what you know.
All they have is what they’ve read. Love this stanza

Their life and their experience,
Shape the world they know.
It’s hard to make them see your world
Without breaking the flow.

The things you write and you create,
They see so differently.
A writer’s job is to bridge that gap,
And to do it stealthily. Doesn't really flow here