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I get the same feeling out of these poems that I do out of a lot of that Album Oriented Rock with two minute 30 second songs all the time. It just doesn't seem like enough time to really express what you're trying to say. With the quick pace you're going at, it doesnt really leave much breathing room. You also seem to have a fondness for a particular format (a few lines of a similar rhyme scheme and then a last line which connects back to the previous stanza)
You said this stuff was mostly old, so if you're still writing you've probably definitely improved, but I'd say try to pay attention to what you're doing. Go back and check to make sure you're not running the same formats into the mud, expand and experiment.
Of course then again, album oriented rock seems to please quite a few people, and pop artists are an equally important factor in the scheme of the art world. In the long run, my criticism matters very little so just do what pleases you I suppose.
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Wholeheartedly yours,
The Good Reverend Dirtbag
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