Reply To: Sword and shield

[Susan Katz]

Your poem is strong emotionally and certainly gets its message across.  I find your ending to be very powerful and persuasive and I’m sure poets everywhere, can relate to it.  I hope you will read my lesson that will be put up on the site this Friday – as it talks about how, in poetry, less is more.  Repetition tends to detract from the power of the poem.  Find one good image, one meaningful way to say what you want us to know and then, move on to the next thing.  I feel your passion and believe you have great possibility – so please – keep writing and if you are so inclined, sharing your poems here in my Chat Room.  I look forward to reading them, Susan