This thread is devoted to general discussion between Poetess Laureate and her protégés (primarily aimed at discussing questions of how to critique).

Most of my life is centered around writing. I take on freelance proofreading and editing work, have had some very modest success in various contests and publishing my work, and am hard at work on, you guessed it, new writing projects.

Much more importantly, my writing throughout my life has been about improvement. I've written poetry as long as I can remember, and that does not mean the things I wrote when I was very inexperienced were high quality. It does mean I've worked, worked, and worked harder until it has become at least something much better. That's really the point.

My major focus in writing and critique is on craft. While I acknowledge the importance of emotion and heart in poetry, I feel these are best expressed when the technical and stylistic details are sharply honed.

* I am also the owner of the dreaded Poetess Ego.
** The Poetess Ego is primarily persona.