Anonymous Feedback Poll

[jjhunter]

Any excuse for a poll is a good one! Please take a quick moment to go through the poll and give feedback re: the comm to date. Your choices are anonymous; aggregate results can be seen by all. If you want to provide more detailed feedback but aren't comfortable doing so when signed in, this post like all poetree posts allows anonymous comments without a captcha.

Poll #8810 poetree Anonymous Feedback Poll

This poll is closed.
This poll is anonymous.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7

What do you think of the comm so far?

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I like it!
5 (71.4%)

I haven't been here long enough to have an opinion
2 (28.6%)

It has potential, but it's still early days yet
0 (0.0%)

I'm reserving judgment
0 (0.0%)

It's too similar to another Dreamwidth comm
0 (0.0%)

<3 poetry
5 (71.4%)

Ticky!
3 (42.9%)

Every poll needs a duck
2 (28.6%)

Something else that I will detail in the comments
0 (0.0%)

My favorite non-Hosted/multi-Hosted themed week to date is...

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Call For Anonymous Poetry/Dirty Limerick wee
3 (42.9%)

Free Association Game
2 (28.6%)

I haven't been blown away by any of the non-Hosted/multi-Hosted themed weeks so far
2 (28.6%)

If you aren't signed up to be a future Poetry Host yet, it's because...

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I'm not interested
0 (0.0%)

I prefer lurking
1 (16.7%)

I'd like to but I don't have the time
1 (16.7%)

It's intimidating
1 (16.7%)

I'm not a poet
1 (16.7%)

I'm not a Dreamwidth member
0 (0.0%)

Too much work
1 (16.7%)

I prefer signing up for single day Hosting as opposed to being Poetry Host for a week
1 (16.7%)

I've already Hosted & don't feel the need to Host again
0 (0.0%)

I've already Hosted & I would like to Host again...in the distant future
3 (50.0%)

I'm not interested/have already signed up, but I know some one else who might want to Host! (If so, please elaborate in the comments or by PM)
0 (0.0%)

Ticky!
3 (50.0%)

xkcd has prior claim on my soul
2 (33.3%)

I think the weekly roundup posts...

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Are an excellent idea
4 (66.7%)

Could be improved by x
0 (0.0%)

Are overly detailed
0 (0.0%)

Are confusing: what exactly constitutes an 'associated post by a comm member'? Can subscribers submit links too?
0 (0.0%)

Would be even better if they included poetry news from outside the comm
2 (33.3%)

Would be even better if they included a fun fact about something poetry-related
1 (16.7%)

If one/both of the two previous options were implemented, I would submit links/fun facts/poetry news items
1 (16.7%)

Don't add anything to the comm
1 (16.7%)

JJ's performance as comm admin

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Mean: 1.67 Median: 1.5 Std. Dev 0.75

Awesome 1		3 (50.0%)
2		2 (33.3%)
3		1 (16.7%)
4		0 (0.0%)
5		0 (0.0%)
6		0 (0.0%)
7		0 (0.0%)
8		0 (0.0%)
9		0 (0.0%)
Needs Improvement 10		0 (0.0%)

Anything else?

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I have a suggestion for improving the comm!
0 (0.0%)

My favorite thing about the comm so far is x
0 (0.0%)

I have Opinions on what makes my favorite week(s) so far so awesome
0 (0.0%)

It is [insert adjective here] that J.J. contacts people out of the blue asking if they want to be Poetry Hosts
1 (14.3%)

It is [insert adjective here] that J.J. sent me a Dreamwidth invitation to join 'poetree'
0 (0.0%)

The name 'poetree' is too similar to 'poetry'
0 (0.0%)

I have an idea for how to expand the 'poetree' community/increase participation
0 (0.0%)

I don't usually comment, but that doesn't mean I'm not enjoying the posts/being part of the community
2 (28.6%)

Forget about the duck, every poll needs an otter
4 (57.1%)

Ticky!
5 (71.4%)

And now back to our regular scheduled program with alee_grrl!

Comments

[syntaxofthings]

I'd love to comment and participate in the discussion but sometimes I just feel overwhelmed by the amount of posts here. Is it good to have a poetry host every week so that there's always things to discuss and the community doesn't die? Yes, absolutely. Do I feel like anything I could say is not really worth saying? Also fairly Yes. How did you all get started with writing (and, really, discussing) poetry?

[jjhunter]

Oo...now that's an excellent question for the audience. Me, I'm creative - that's what I do. How I'm creative, what media what manner which flavor of art etc. is less important (hence me posting everything from improvised singing to code over at jjhunter), but I do keep returning to poetry. Poetry to me is rooted in a love of language, a penchant for the subtleties in words (how they taste on the tongue, their connotations, the music they might make in certain combinations with other words), and in emotional sensitivity, an openness to listening to oneself and/or the world around oneself. I'm sure there are exceptions to every rule, but that's my intuition of it.

So how do people get started writing poetry? Write & read. Figure out what you like in other people's poetry and try your hand at imitating it in spirit. Write lots of bad poetry, and be okay with it being on the crappy side. Sensitize yourself to language and words. One of ysabetwordsmith's meta posts might be of interest: You Can Write a Free-Verse Poem.

Re: commenting/participating, even just a quick 'I enjoyed reading this poem' type comment gives the person who posted feedback and a sense of hir audience. If you are feeling overwhelmed by the volume of posts to the community & unsure of your ability to contribute, maybe make a point of choosing one post a week & asking a follow-up question? "How did you all get started with writing (and, really, discussing) poetry?", e.g., is a wonderful topic for discussion.

I guess it comes down to purposeful practice and habit - the more you do it, the easier it gets and the more confident you'll feel in pulling out elements of a poem or a piece of meta and holding them up to the light for others to see.

[syntaxofthings]

Yeah, I keep trying to make a point of commenting more, then I get overwhelmed by my entire reading list. Anyway, right now it looks like I'm in a "I'm trying to keep on track" mood, so for a few days at least I'll keep on track. I'm trying to at least comment on one aspect of a poem so that the poster has an idea of the audience here, as well. I know that most people like to have feedback of any kind - and I'd like to be able to help provide that, if I can. I guess I'll get better at *that* with practice too.

I guess it comes down to purposeful practice and habit - the more you do it, the easier it gets and the more confident you'll feel in pulling out elements of a poem or a piece of meta and holding them up to the light for others to see.

All right then - New Year's resolution: Practice commenting. ;)

[jjhunter]

I've been enjoying your comments! *is subscribed to all poetree comments* And I think that's an excellent New Year's resolution. :o)

[syntaxofthings]

Aww, thanks! :) I really enjoy poetree posts, so I'm trying to be active in the only way I can.