Wow, this is something new to me. You’re the first
person who’s written about this to me. I didn’t
realise that this happened.
For once, I am lost for words. Personally, I don’t know
what to say. But Richardlynn51 (see below) makes a valid observation that you may find interesting.
Thanks for your review!
Poetry / Thank you (Analysis)
Thank you all for your lovely reviews.
They were so good that I couldn’t choose
the ones I’d take out;
there is no more doubt
we all suffered from removed reviews.
To all the pedants:
It was nonsense poetry
not a limerick.
Your words are all still up; do please take note
my reviewee was not really that bad
just not very flattered by what I wrote
So that actually makes her quite a sad
Cow who missed the point of Urbis entirely.
I don’t dwell on that issue any more;
T’would be fun to you, but lame of me.
My outlook changed; I began keeping a score
of how many reviews I got in a day.
It was fun to read them, see the reaction
to “I Opened My Urbis Inbox Today”.
From you, I do note the presence of the unction
Many took over the system and hope that Urbis
Will consider taking some time to address this.
This was an experiment, from which I’ve learnt that
No real freedom of self-expression exists
Despite the assertions of others
because one may say what one
wants to say
but one must still follow form.
Take this passage. I’m entitled to define it
however I want
because of poetic licence
It’s free verse, right?
But others could and would argue
this is a piece of prose
with awful punctuation
and
inappropriate use of spacing.
How appropriate is it, then, to
define work and review criteria before posting it
In order to
steer reviewers to
say what you want them to say
indirectly
when they’re also entitled to their own opinions and they don’t need you to tell them how and what to think when doing a review
That’s patronising, non?
Ooh… bring on the written
Catfights! I only wrote this in free verse
because sonnets are too darn hard.
This time, I’ve chosen to not use italics and emboldened letters, but I’ve a big thanks to those reviewers who showed me what to do. Thank you for reading this far. The end.
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J_Lynn reviewed Version 1 -
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hahahaha. Love it. It never would have occoured to me to write a poem about my fellow reviewers, but I have to say after reading yours I can understand the temptation. And you’re right, sonnets are too hard, Viva La Free Verse! Loved the sad cow part, and the bit about the Urbis Inbox. I actually was laughing out loud while reading the whole thing. I know I should be offering some constructive criticism or something but I think I enjoyed it too much to try to break it apart. Thanks! Keep on writting, whether sonnets or free verse!
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NatyshaMarie reviewed Version 1 -
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i dont really have any commets
hippopotimoose_moo reviewed Version 1 -
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I completely agree. I’ve never read anything that states it tho. Thank you on behalf of all of us who have deleted entire poems (lymerick in my case) just because we had to follow their form. I tried to tell them that the lymerick had to evolve with the tymes but they wouldn’t listen. They told me it was drivel. I hate it when that happens.
rickmillen reviewed Version 1 -
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I liked this! The line, “that makes her a sad cow…” is hilarious! I can identify with this piece. We are all frustrated writers in search of a little validation.
penny2204 reviewed Version 1 -
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As someone who is new to Urbis and has already had three reviews removed (for only saying that I liked the work and not picking it apart) I can only say, “Bravo!” I agree whole-heartedly with every word. I also think it’s a great touch breaking as many RULES as you could with form, punctuation, and whatever. Brilliant choice of subject matter and brilliant way of presenting it! Thank you.
firemaidenphoenix reviewed Version 1 -
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I must admit, I am at somewhat of a loss as to how to proceed. So, I’m going to give you my personal, non-scripted answer, and hope that it does what I intend it to do.
I work in a creative field, and I can tell you, one thing you can be ABSOLUTELY sure of when you do anything remotely different or creative, people are going to feel they have the right to tell you EXACTLY what they think of it (especially if they think something negative, and they usually do). So, as an artist (or just as a human), you basically have two choices: you can decide to never create/write/stand out again to avoid being criticized, or you can find a way to deal with/tune out/learn from criticism. And if you’re the passionately inspired kind of person that I think you are, you’ve only really got one choice.
Still, it is tough – I know it is tough- to put what can be a very vulnerable part of yourself out there and watch people tear it to pieces. That’s a special kind of pain, and I deeply sympathize. However, I don’t think it’s really fair to blame the reviewer for that – it is the very nature of reviewing to analyze, dissect, and absorb – piece by mangled piece, word by mangled word- a literary work, finding fault, seeking improvement according to some standard (of necessity, a subjective one – a matter of taste, opinion)...It is tough to go through and it can hurt- goodness gracious it can hurt!-but that’s what’s supposed to happen.
I wish you nothing the best, and hope, above all else, that you do not allow anyone to influence you to stop writing. Having passion for something you do is a great gift, and I hope nothing can persuade you to part with yours.
vampyre_girl13 reviewed Version 1 -
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i like it. i think we should be able to post what ever we want wich is what i thought the bill if rights was. freedom of speech but i guess i was wrong if people, some we have never even met want to tell us what abd how to write.
richardlynn51 reviewed Version 1 -
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Sardonic catastrophes continue the academic aligning and ridicule of a “free” society…although imagining complete anarchy may be too fearful to some as well as the loss of a critical(critics) job to be without “guidelines” m i g h t
trn da rit’n wrd to/in krzy reedddddiiiiinnnnngggg!but fun, huh?..Don’t take it so sirus..moon-child..express yourself…be damned!..don’t expect aplause..
the_venus_in_isis reviewed Version 1 -
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Ha! Nicely growled. Point well-made. Great humor in this! Quite tongue-in-cheek.
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