If You Can't Say Something Nice...
You would think that in today's society, I would be able to write my own poetry without people insulting it constantly. Personal poetry is what the poet themselves is thinking, not what everyone else is contemplating. A lot of people write poetry to convey emotions, not necessarily to try and have it rival Poe. I write because I LIKE it, not to make millions of dollars in revenue. So why are my poems being judged so harshly? In Creative Writing, I received perfect marks on my papers...so why do random people have the audacity to think that they are so superior to my professor, who holds a PhD? Of course, this is not a rant to the people who actually like what I have to say; moreover, it is to the people who feel as though they are sitting atop Mount Olympus, and we are the common folk left to toil the soil. If you don't like my poems, don't read them...simply put. Don't put down someone's work just because you don't like it, everyone has a different style of writing. At least some of us have the courage to write how we really feel, and let our raw emotions scream from our laptops...while there are others out there that can only hide behind the sometimes comforting veil of an apathetic Internet. I'm going to keep on writing in the same style that I started with, no one will ever change that. And I hope that my friends continue to do the same, let's all beat the bullshit!
Published by Stephanie Alford
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6 Comments
Post a CommentSteph, I think you are a unique writer, and that's why I enjoy reading your writings. I never know what's going to come out of that computer and that's what I like. Some people are just too conservative and can't accept anything that's "reactionary." Just keep writing as usual because I always enjoy the unexpected.
so true!!!
i agree with everyone else. you are expressing yourself! you have a gift for writing and you are using it. don't let 'em get to ya!
Exactly! Abuse is a completely different story and this is what you are communicating in this piece. Enough is enough with the verbal abuse. Those who are doing it are not interested in having a dialogue with you -- they are soley interested in hurting your feelings.
PS: I am sure some people will respond that if Steph or any other writer posts something on the internet, that comments of all kinds from all types of people should be expected and accepted as part of the publishing process. Yes, I know this and Steph does, too. I think, however, that Steph is simply saying that her words will not be changed just to make someone else feel more comfortable with them. Freedom of speech must go both ways and everywhere in between. It is the writer's choice, though, whether to listen to feedback or not. Steph, it is best to trust your instincts about a piece. If it feel right, then it is. After all, pleasing yourself as a writer should be the top priority, especially when it is the very language of your own heart.
Right! You are not writing poetry for other people; you are using it as a vehicle for self expression and possibly self understanding/awareness. If folks want to make negative comments, perhaps they should consider if their comments will be useful to the writer. In Steph's case, she is merely exploring her inner self and not looking for fame, fortune, and/or acceptance. If someone does not like something, he or she can simply click off the piece and move a long. You keep writing how you want to write, Steph; IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO DO SO!