A Commentary on Commenting - Nathan D.'s Blog

We have such a wonderful opportunity here, all the poets of
the world have a chance to come and gather here. We have such an awesome
community and we are only limited by our imagination. We are the artist of the
world, imagination is supposed to be our bread and butter. When I look at the
current system of commenting I do find it lacking. This is the best that we can
do. Read a poem, in some cases I wonder if people get that far, and leave a
comment. Yes some of the comments can be very exciting, entertaining and even
meaningful. We as a community of poets are capable of so much more. Poetry is
at its best when it is shared and discussed so I encourage all of you to not
only read what your peers are commenting but to join in and comment comments to
start conversations and discussions on what you are reading. I also urge the
administration to add it that you get an email when someone comments a comment
to help facilitate this. It’s hard to keep track of all the poems and to keep
checking for replies on the comments you made. (On a side note I would also
like to see the reply button added to the blogs since it will make them more
orderly and less of a jumble to sort out.) This site should be about more than
trying to get points, trying to get comments, and trying to stroke your ego. It
should be about poetry, expressing it, sharing it, perfecting it, enjoying it,
and promoting it. The opportunity is here for all of you to make some something
really special here. You have fantastic poets and a cool administration that
listens to you, all you have to do is your own part.