Journal six by Britnee

Part one: The poem that caught my eye is Apocalypse. I really liked the short lines and the shortness of the poem in general. The stanzas and lines look like they were chosen at random; some having only one word lines or one line stanzas. The first stanza is my favorite. It has a nice sound and introduces the idea of the poem straight away "this is how I want the curtain to close:" I also liked how there is no capitalization other than the I in the poem.
Part two:
I think i have improved most in my criticism because of the workshops. I have also improved my writing but i am now able to pick up on more things in others writings that i still trouble with in my own writing. When reading other peoples poems, I notice words that just do not fit very well or doesn't make sense in the context. I also look a lot for if there is a rhyme or not. If there, is does it stay throughout the whole poem. In Dathans last poem he workshopped, Bark and Tooth, He had a rhyme at the beginning and soon dropped it.  I think my improvement of my criticism has helped my writing as well though. The things i look for in other peoples poems I think about when writing my own poems.