tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088833.post5189181650683165619..comments2023-11-29T08:37:13.272-08:00Comments on Dare I read?: life has forced meGlenn Ingersollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088833.post-81156076752897579712008-03-02T10:14:00.000-08:002008-03-02T10:14:00.000-08:00You're not alone, Jim!You're not alone, Jim!Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11088833.post-78512347849991490452008-03-02T06:27:00.000-08:002008-03-02T06:27:00.000-08:00When I've given my poems to people in the past, pe...When I've given my poems to people in the past, people who do not write poetry and read very little, the responses fall into two distinct camps: a) I like it, or b) I don't get it. I've never had anyone that I can remember say to me they didn't like one of my poems. A few have used a could-do-better tone but that's about it.<BR/><BR/>It is frustrating, at least I find it so, because I want to know what I've done that works but even when I've pressed people they have expressed an extreme reluctance to explain or even discuss their feelings. I don't mind that their response is primarily an emotional one rather than an intellectual response but it still bothers me that I can't get closer to an understanding of what it is that I've done right.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com