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Michael occasionally reads my poems, but mostly only if I show them to him directly. He, like me, isn't the best at giving constructive criticism. I, for instance, can suggest a better word if a word sounds off, or I can say where I get confused, but that's about where the help I can lend ends. Though I can think of lots of things to improve my own writing usually, or at least ways I could have done things differently.
Also I tend to have a lot of private references in my poetry which may lessen the impact for people reading my poems without that personal information. I know that's what happens with Michael. The poems about him allow him to see all kinds of tiny references, but poems on different topics we don't really talk about and that don't concern him leave him a little confused by some references. I like writing poetry that way, so I don't intend to change it. Though I want to branch out and write some more universally recognizable poetry (which I think I've started to do with my few nature poems). I really like writing poetry, though I'm bad at understanding a lot of other people's poems.
Also I tend to have a lot of private references in my poetry which may lessen the impact for people reading my poems without that personal information. I know that's what happens with Michael. The poems about him allow him to see all kinds of tiny references, but poems on different topics we don't really talk about and that don't concern him leave him a little confused by some references. I like writing poetry that way, so I don't intend to change it. Though I want to branch out and write some more universally recognizable poetry (which I think I've started to do with my few nature poems). I really like writing poetry, though I'm bad at understanding a lot of other people's poems.
