- Joined
- Aug 1, 2011
I used to be a participant in an online poetry workshop. We had one member who understood technique--metrics, rhythm, rhyme, etc--probably better than anyone else in the workshop, but the actual poetry he wrote wasn't particularly noteworthy. It always seemed to be dead on the page; it lacked a certain inspiration; it didn't, as I always thought, lift me as a reader into its world. Even the best technique isn't enough.
Right now, I would say the I/Z FD wasn't particularly an engaging program, at least for me. It felt like manufactured drama, a lot of sound and fury signifying not all that much. It lacked inspiration. It didn't "lift." I think a large part of the problem for me is that Ruslan recedes into the background too much. And I suspect that is going to be an ongoing problem for them. But we shall see.
Right now, I would say the I/Z FD wasn't particularly an engaging program, at least for me. It felt like manufactured drama, a lot of sound and fury signifying not all that much. It lacked inspiration. It didn't "lift." I think a large part of the problem for me is that Ruslan recedes into the background too much. And I suspect that is going to be an ongoing problem for them. But we shall see.