Rhyming Poetry

False Praise is Not Enough

Is It Possible to Be Too Kind?

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When you are a member of an online writing site/group like Medium you will meet many like-minded people and probably make good friends from among these peers. The only trouble with this is that most people shy away from leaving comments that are not positive even if what they read isn’t up to standard. The truth is most people are just “too nice.” To improve as writers and poets, we need constructive criticism, whether good or bad. No one likes to have their work criticised but it can be done tactfully and in a way that encourages, rather than degrades.

False praise is worse than no praise.
- Felix Dennis

False Praise is Not Enough

If I were to write a poem
that made no sense at all,
every line just random words
with no real style or form –
would you critique the poem with tact
and pretend you understand?
“Good poem, nice flow, well penned,
your poetry is grand.”

Or would you give a true review,
and not feed me sweet lies,
“This poem, to me, just makes no sense,
it’s…