General Update

So I have been having an interesting time. My oboe cracked about a week ago, and to shorten a very long story, it basically means that I will be extremely busy in the coming weeks--so not sure how much time I'll have to work on poetry.

But I have just finished a longish ode (fav.me/d4oacnz) and have three sonnets to post, though two are very similar. I will be interested in hearing your opinion about which sonnet is better.

I've also made progress on my Arthurian poem, though not as much as I would have liked. I'm pretty sure it will take me another year to finish, at the rate I'm going. If you're interested, though, I could post the beginning of the introduction here--I'm pretty happy with that part, at least.


I've also decided to post some drafts of my poems; the first is up (fav.me/d4obxmd)--a handwritten draft of Sonnet XIX. I thought people might find it interesting, and it's probably good for me to keep records of this in a more organized place than my multitude of school notebooks. If anyone has questions about how I write/view/edit poetry, feel free to ask! I'm not pretending to be at all competent at it, but I can at least offer my opinion.

Also, would people prefer that I explain my inspiration, motives, etc. for my poems, or that I forgo all that, as I do now? I am wondering because I notice some artists here explain more, and I want to know if you find that helpful or distracting.


Anyway, thanks for all your support and I will be posting those sonnets soon! In the mean time, I would be eternally grateful if some kind people would like to tackle my ode to help give me some feedback. I am just not happy with it.

Thanks again!
MW