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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.

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Your friend in poetry, Susan

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Sufferers (1 reply)

anoushkakhemani
4 years ago
anoushkakhemani 4 years ago

Scalding sunlight scathes the sheer stunt
Sacrificial sounds surround the solivagant sculptor
Scintillating scenes of studded sequence
Signs that sing at Simone's stage
Scoffed and scorned by the shards in sight
Strains of sun that strain the summer
Stroking the shattered stairs to the stairway of selcouth
Submittal to the scurry of the solemn scepter
Scorching sunbeam slits the scarce sufferers.

Susan Katz
4 years ago
Susan Katz 4 years ago

You have certainly done a very fine job of sustaining the "S" sound throughout your poem.  Sometimes, when we concentrate on one element of a poem, we neglect other, equally ( or more important ) elements such as, imagery and clarity of meaning.  I particularly like the "Strains of sun that stain the summer."  You have some fine skills.  I would suggest you try your hand at writing poem(s) that delve into the world of meaning, imagery and rhythmic considerations.  I think you would do very well.  Thank you so much for sharing your poem with me, Susan

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