You kind of do this regardless from what I've seen, you're clearly a compassionate person, but I really appreciated your kindness and useful, constructive criticism for Megan Fox in that video, while being ultimately fairly hard on the material. It reminds me very much of The-Art-of-Guitar's Fix This Band series of videos. Particularly in Ep. 3 where he watches a performance of a local band which have become a meme for how cringe-inducing it was. He could have easily ripped the band apart, like the rest of the internet has many times over. Instead, (likely because he's been a new, unskilled, nervous musician before) he offered advice on how to improve that would be useful for both the band, and anyone at a similar skill level. He treated the people with kindness, even though the performance was meme-worthy. In short, he took the high road. You did the same with Megan's poetry, and that's much appreciated. I don't know how much of the book was a money grab and how much was genuine. Regardless of the exact amounts though, it's clear some amount was genuine. It takes a lot of vulnerability and courage to release your art into the wild. I imagine even if you're a superstar. Keeping that in mind and treating the person as such is a thing we could all use more of. So I suppose I'm not necessarily asking for more of that type of video specifically. And, again, I think I am asking for something you already do, something that likely comes natural to you. I guess I'm just asking, whatever the type of video, please keep putting more of that kind of compassion, empathy, and positivity out into the world.
11 months ago
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I love all this poetry content but your insights on script writing/proses are some of my personal favorites vids on the channel!
11 months ago
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Really enjoyed your video about your least favorite trope in Horror; videos where the creator eloquently talks about what they dislike is so great compared to the general angry shouting and slop I've seen before.
11 months ago
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Your video on Shel Silverstein has been one of my favorite video analysis of all time. Can’t wait for more! :D
11 months ago
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Show what great poems look like as they are being written. It'd be helpful to see how the ideas, form, and words take shape. Inexperienced writers often romanticize and idealize some form of purity in poetry. It would be helpful to see just how many ways there are to get to a great poem.
11 months ago
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Look at those poll results damn. Nice to find an audience that responds well to positivity. The critiques and reviews are interesting but the history and analysis really feels best to watch.
11 months ago
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I think you are incredibly good at speaking to what actually is effective and why in a work of poetry. I'd love to hear you talk about a recent work or anthology you enjoyed, but I know the algorithm (and, guilty, me as well) enjoys negative content, so maybe contrasted to a recent work you disliked.
11 months ago | 0
I'll watch anything but something about the shel video was really informative and nostalgic
11 months ago
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Content like the Guardians Frankenstein video was great, but the content in general is great quality!
11 months ago
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I think it would be awesome if people could submit poems for you to critique for a video!
11 months ago | 3
I'd prefer work about poetry you really enjoy and other videos about writing craft. The Megan Fox video you did was good but seems like a lot of effort to put into something that doesn't grip you, though your analysis was fair, detailed, and compassionate. Enjoying your channel and keep up the great work. I make poetry videos, too. Enjoy seeing what else is out there. Thanks!
11 months ago
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An interesting mix is in my opinion (perhaps somewhat tautologically) the most interesting and all three videos were good. I think what the survey results reflect is a worry about topics that are 'too clickable', which could in the future distract from the calm vibe of your videos
11 months ago | 0
May you please do a video on famous tiktok book so we know what to not do! And more video on books with good writing for people who can’t afford expensive writing class to improve their writing. And also hi light POC book just for more recognition and solidarity thank you!
11 months ago | 0
Have you read actual air my David berman? It would be cool to see that and an analysis of his musical works
10 months ago | 0
Hard to pick between plagiarism and Shel Silverstein, but Shel always wins out.
11 months ago | 0
Roughest Drafts
Hey everyone. Catch the new video up on the second channel @RoughestVODs where I looked at the following works:
"The Sopranos" article by Jarett Figlin
Poetry by iiusia
"Nearly Deceased, Under the Spell of Bound Dead-Leaves" poem by Shreyash Prateek
"RE: an earlier post about Waterford Witch [link]" short story by anonymous
As for this poll, please fill in the blank: "I would like to see more videos in the style of your ______ video."
Thanks as always for the continued support!
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