the read write poem critique groups have been tidied
Much like cleaning up at home, I have had a terrible time sorting and tossing stuff. At Read Write Poem the stuff is not trash or debris, but your words. It is hard, hard, hard to push the delete button. But it had to be done as a part of the project to revitalize the critique groups!
So here’s the announcement: Old critiques and critique feedback have been deleted.
Now we can start fresh by posting comments to poems, and the poems themselves, in the appropriate place and respond to poems in a constructive manner (not that you weren’t before, but there was occasional confusion).
Remember to read our critique information (all topics, please) found in the navigation bar. It might be that you need to move to a different group. That is a-okay. Just request to join and we’ll get you in. (For a refresher on why we have done this, read this post.)
Do remember that critique is reciprocal, and we ask that you give more than you take, that you give before you post your own poem for critique.
One of the ways to help build critique is to work out a buddy system of sorts. Participate in the dialogue over other people’s work and when you click with someone or get something out of the conversation, ask that person to be a critique buddy. You’ll critique their work and they’ll critique yours. Work out with one another how to notify each other when you’ve posted. If you have three or four of these buddies, it’ll surely be enough to dialog about your work to get a sense of what direction you’d like to take revision.
If you have any questions or comments, please let us know. You can send me (or any other director) an email using the address info (at) readwritepoem (dot) org. Please include the word “critique” in the subject line. You can also message us through the site.
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Wear it loud, wear it proud! Display the Read Write Poem badge on your site. Just click here or on the image above to get the code! read write poem news- and it keeps on coming: our (virtual) tour of molly gaudry’s ‘anatomy for the artist’
March 9, 2010 | 1:00 pmLawrence Gladeview has posted his thoughts about Molly Gaudry’s electronic chapbook, “Anatomy for the Artist.” Find the post at Righteous Rightings.
In case you missed it, the first stop was Donna Vorreyer’s, at her blog. Next was Catherine Fitchett at Poetry Chook.
You can find information about the chapbook and tour here, including a link to where to find it and read it online.
- obama’s first hundred days in poetry
March 6, 2010 | 8:36 amArielle Greenberg and Rachel Zucker challenged 100 poets to note the political climate of each of President Obama’s first days in office. The blogged poems have been anthologized in a work called Starting Today: 100 Poems for Obama’s First 100 Days, which will be released in April (ahem, National Poetry Month, although you can pre-order a copy at their blog site).
Read about it here. A hat tip to Rethabile Masilo who posted a link to Rachel Zucker’s poem at his blog, Poéfrika.
- announcing the next stop in our (virtual) tour of molly gaudry’s ‘anatomy for the artist’
March 4, 2010 | 11:14 amCatherine Fitchett is one of our hosts on the (virtual) book tour of Molly Gaudry’s electronic chapbook, “Anatomy for the Artist.” Find out what she has to say at Poetry Chook.
In case you missed it, the first stop was Donna Vorreyer’s, at her blog.
You can find information about the chapbook and tour here, including a link to where to find it and read it online.
If you would like to get on the tour host schedule, join the Read Write Poem Virtual Book Tour group and leave us a note on the wire or forum page. (We’re looking for a few more people in general and for April, specifically. It’s not to late to get on the tour and get a copy of January G. O’Neil’s Underlife, our tour for April.)
- there is room for six more member prompts for april’s napowrimo!
March 3, 2010 | 5:59 pmYou might know we’re planning another prompt-every-day for those who love (or who have a love-hate relationship with) daily poem-writing in April (which is National Poetry Month in the United States — although there is an international following of writing a poem every day in April, too, so it is not just about the States).
This is a call for prompts because we want to run your ideas, one every day, in April. So here’s what to do:
- Prompts must be no more than 250 words, and we will take the first 30 that we receive.
- Include “NaPoWriMo Prompt” in the subject line of your email as well as your username (e.g., the name you use when you log in) so we can match you up with your prompt and give you the link love.
- Email your submission (in the body of the email — no attachments please) to prompts (at) readwritepoem (dot) org!
We’ll let you know when we’ve got all we need, but don’t delay because we want to be ready come April Fools’ Day.
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