Well, Janet, that's why I suggested a very high barrier - as many as 250 posts - and a once every two weeks max to weed out the utter crap (although I can think of more than one on-line workshop where at least some participants might praise the one you just posted - love your images - brilliant!) - but I also think that a poem can be essentially well written, not drivel, and yet a failure. Very often this happens because the poet has various segments that resonate independently, but no sense of direction, and no clear direction - and wnat emerges consequently is artificial and forced. A clear viewpoint and some restructuring can make a huge difference. I know I'm personalizing, but I've got several that I wouldn't post here because they're not coming together, and they're forced and self-conscious - but an Intensive Care Unit (I think that works better as a Forum title than Poems that Suck) might help, as long as the situation was understood up front.
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