Welcome to my Poet Lady Chat Room. I would like to invite you to click on the chat box and type in a question, a suggestion, submit a poem, in other words – “chat with me.” I may, if you submit a poem, decide to feature it in my Poem of the Week section or, we may simply exchange ideas and suggestions about your poem.
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.
If you’re on my site, you have a connection to poetry. Feel free to connect with me – right here -right now, by typing your message into the “chat box” and clicking send. I’m waiting…
Your friend in poetry, Susan
FEATURED POEM
DO YOU REMEMBER THE OLD YOU
WHEN YOUR PARENTS WOULD COMPARE YOU
WITH FRIENDS AROUND OR NEIGHBOURS NEAR BY
AND MOST OFTEN TO THE RELATIVES FAR OFF
WHAT YOU USED TO FEEL AT THAT TIME
DOES THAT NEVER MADE YOU UPSET
MANY TIMES IT DID MADE YOU SAD AND YOU GOT ANGRY TOO
OFTEN GOT FRUSTRATED AND FELT WHY ARE YOU NOT UPTO THE MARK TOO
THE RESULTS MADE ME FEEL LITTLE DAZZLE
BUT LET ME TELL YOU THE REAL HUSTLE
COMPARING YOURSELF WITH THE GOOD YOU
TO THE TODAY BETTER YOU
IS WHAT ALL YOU NEED ENOUGH FOCUS
TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THE OTHERS WORK IS OKAY
USING IT AS A MOTIVATION IS FINE
BUT COMPARING YOUR WORK AND ART AND FEELING BAD THAy ARE BETTER
AND DEGRADING YOUR HARDWORK IS NOT A JOKE
EVERY ONE IS A STRUGGLER AND NO ONE IS PERFECT!!
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