Roger,
I did not say punctuation was not important and did not ask for a critique.
I agree punctuation should be used properly or not at all.
I try to do my best, at all times. Thanks for your comments.
Kind regards,
Deborah
Deborah wrote>
Tolerance for, or understanding of, learning disabilities is something that
isn't found on most 'workshop' forums.
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Now we know, I'm sure allowances will be made.
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My misuse of punctuation is habitual and a direct result of public
education. I have not allowed this disability to prevent me from writing,
nor do I believe perfect punctuation, spelling or grammar should be used as
a means to determine the validity of any poetry.
There is more to poetry than proper commas, dashes and semi colons.
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Agreed, up to a point. Poetry relies on rhythm and the punctuation is a
large part of that rhythm.
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Specific learning disabilities such as transposing i's and e's or
consistently misspelling the same words or endings of words, is not a reason
or excuse for me to stop writing, or to stop posting.
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Nor should it be, but if asking for criticism one should accept the comments
about the rhythmic effect of one's punctuation with good grace or not
submit.
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When submitting work to a publication, I do make a concentrated effort to
edit and often have it edited again, by my husband and/or daughter.
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That is definitely the way to go. Speaking as an editor, I would not accept
poetry for publication if the author was not prepared to put the punctuation
right.
Roger
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