[Stylist] Critiquing method

[Barbara HAMMEL]

I don't know about the rest of you, but I read for enjoyment. Unless I'm reading a manual or something that has the intent of teaching me something, I don't want have to work to interpret something. There are many ways to say what you mean and mean what you say without forcing a reader to see something you intentionally hid maybe so well that only you, and those who know you, can see it. 

Barbara Hammel

> On Nov 20, 2019, at 14:30, Jackie via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Brigit,
> thanks for the information. My critique group is in a senior center, and I
> bring both poetry and other writings to it.
> Though none are poets, they give me helpful feedback on whether the poem is
> accessible. I,, personally, do not like to have to hear a poem six times to
> try to make sense of it, so I listen carefully to their common sense
> comments. the difference is I sometimes precede the reading with some
> comments. I will try not to do that anymore. It definitely makes sense.
> 
> Jacqueline Williams
> 
> Clarity is just questioning having eaten its fill.
>     Jenny Xie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit
> Kuenning-Pollpeter via Stylist
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 7:20 AM
> To: 'Writers' Division Mailing List' <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Stylist] Critiquing method
> 
> Jackie,
> 
> Yes, this is standard for poetry as well. Again, it helps the writer better
> understand what is working and what is not. In workshops, it's rare for
> prose and poetry to be mixed. So, poets workshop with other poets, and prose
> writers workshop with other prose writers. Public writing groups you find in
> your community will have a mix of prose and poetry. And if you've ever
> participated in a writing retreat, there will be a mix. But actual workshops
> do not mix, or it's rare.
> 
> I will say, in my experience, at the end of a workshop, the writer is given
> time to provide any insight and ask follow-up questions. And this is how I
> run workshops too.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> 
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