Workshop Comments

First off, I wanted to say thanks for all the feedback I got during workshop. You guys gave me really helpful and really positive comments. I was kind of apprehensive about my assignment 10 poems because I know they have really heavy subject matter, and I wasn’t sure how they’d come across to everyone else. I was really worried about my Beauty and the Beast poem especially cause I didn’t want it to look like I was poking fun at domestic abuse or making light of such a heavy topic.

As I was going through the comments that you guys gave me, I realized I left something out on Tuesday. I forgot to mention that I originally wanted my first poem to be ambigous. I wanted it to be unclear whether or not the person speaking was breathing a sigh of relief at having escaped her abusive relationship and is standing before the sea reflecting on it, or whether she’s on the brink of commiting suicide by throwing herself into the sea. I wanted it to go either way, and I forgot to ask you all Tuesday if you guys think the villanelle accomplishes that. Let me know what you think! Thanks!
--Candice