How do you critique poems about rejection and love gone wrong?
Avoid them, I suppose. Reading such poetry are often cringe-inducing and emotionally draining. Then again, there was a phase in my life when I’d do nothing but churn out such poems on a daily basis, so I know how good it feels for someone to acknowledge my writing and comment on them. I suppose a great deal of such poets want nothing more than someone to listen to their story, less someone who really cares about how good their poems are. Angsty poetry is a rite of passage for most people, being a great outlet for their stories and emotions. One day they’ll grow out of it. Some don’t, but eventually get better so that your average poetry-enthusiast might actually enjoy reading it. So it’s all win-win anyway. 🙂 So i just avoid it.
