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This is a place to “talk” poetry with someone who has loved it all her life. I have a true passion for the possibilities of poetry and would love to hear your thoughts and/or read your poem. I will be happy to offer my reaction to your work and, based on over 40 years of teaching poetry, organizing, and conducting poetry workshops, working as a book review editor for an international poetry magazine, authoring five books of poetry and two textbooks on teaching poetry, send along my thoughts on ways to make your poem stronger and more impactful.

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Your friend in poetry, Susan

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Decrypted (1 reply)

Riya Jaiswal
3 years ago
Riya Jaiswal 3 years ago

I don't want you to listen to me

fine being heard then forgotten on repeat

don't decrypt- "What it meant?"

There's always a thousand

to mean, a thousand more to speak

born to express , not to interpret

I've lived in dark, I'll leave you there

behind the bars of wilting world;

came here to hide

from the chasing spotlight

escaping the chains of demons

highlight me not

for a while, I plead. 

Susan Katz
3 years ago
Susan Katz 3 years ago

Yes, you certainly have the fire that ignites poetry.  This one, has some awkward wording - it's almost as if words are missing and misplaced.  "

There's always a thousand

to mean, a thousand more to speak

born to express , not to interpret"  Just not sure what this means - it needs to be clearer and that could be accomplished by putting your emotion, on the page, in the form of an image.

"behind the bars of wilting world;" - Behind the bars of a wilting world - not sure "bars" and "wilting world" are a clear combination of images for me.

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came here to hide

from the chasing spotlight   (Don't know if "chasing" is the right word here - might be a better, more powerful one...)

escaping the chains of demons

highlight me not

for a while, I plead.  (Nice)

Again, thank you for sharing your work with me.  I am getting the feeling you are a prolific writer.  That's great. A writer writes - that's the only way for us to unburden ourselves, and reach out to connect with others.  I'm honored that you reached out to connect with me, Susan

 

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