Nico Jaramillo
Nick Jaramillo
@nickjaramillo - Reviewer
Nick Jaramillo
@nickjaramillo - Reviewer
Hi. My name is Nicholas Jaramillo. I am a writer/poet. Criticism is a fundamental part of literature and reviews have an important role to play. My go... more
published a reviewover 2 years ago
over 2 years agoThis writer, unsuccessfully, uses the vehicle of poetry to preach his narrow ideologies. The few poems dedicated to love seem uninspired.
Rosebud, A Poetry Collection
Poetry is powerful because it's free; free from the constructs and constraints of prose. It permits ...
published a reviewover 2 years ago
over 2 years agoPoems on general subjects, where at their worst are loosely put together with cliche phrases, though with a memorable line here and there.
Rainbow's Red Book of Poetry
'Do yourself a favour: buy this, curl up in your favourite chair and read it, knowing you will come ...
commented on Nick Jaramillo's update over 2 years ago
over 2 years ago@nickjameson https://reedsy.com/discovery/book/rosebud-a-poetry-collection-nick-jameson?utm_medium=email&utm_source=transactional&utm_campaign=mandrill#review
The review starts after the excerpt of your collection, past the shaded grey box.
commented on Nick Jaramillo's update over 2 years ago
over 2 years ago@nickjameson I think there is a misunderstanding. The full review is not published until the book is released on this platform. What you read was the synopsis. I will change the star rating if possible.
https://reedsy.com/discovery/book/rosebud-a-poetry-collection-nick-jameson?utm_medium=email&utm_source=transactional&utm_campaign=mandrill#review
The review starts after the excerpt of your collection, past the shaded grey box.
commented on Nick Jaramillo's update over 2 years ago
over 2 years ago@nickjameson Hello Mr. Jameson,
First, thank you for reading my review. It is not my intention to offend or anger writers. Reviews are a great way to offer balanced, constructive criticism to both new and experienced writers. Unfortunately, the majority of reviews published today are positive, and any negative review is lukewarm at best. There must be allowances made for honest, negative opinions. I noticed you did not refer to any of my specific criticisms, which is the matter at hand.
To respond to your claim that I don't deserve to be a critic, I will share the process I took to critiquing your work. Over the course of a week I read your collection, reading five or so poems a day and taking notes as I went along. I scanned over these notes and poems and picked out what I found to be the major patterns (good and bad) and incorporated it into the review. I make sure to highlight examples for support (and doing this all without pay, mind you).
I try to balance my reviews, with the pros and cons of the work. Re-reading my review for "Rosebud", compared to my other reviews it weighs heavier on the con side, and could have been more devoted to constructive criticism. But it was hard to sidestep the major stylistic and conceptual flaws.
As to the claim that I did a grave disservice to the common reader and that I do not "get" the work, I will say that I understand your message. I agree with it almost entirely (I am also a fan of the Transcendentalists). But using this art form for preaching your ideas makes for bad poetry. I think you would have more success writing essays or an inspired manifesto if you wish to gather people towards your cause, that is, "maximizing the life experience of others".
You have to remember most readers are not familiar with the philosophical and religious texts that have inspired you, and do not share your same enthusiasm.
To end our correspondence with an olive branch, I would recommend the writings of Simone Weil. She was a writer who devoted her life to her convictions, which are similar to yours. I think you would enjoy her book "Oppression and Liberty".
Thanks
added Rosebud, A Poetry Collection to the bookshelf over 2 years ago
over 2 years agoRosebud, A Poetry Collection
Poetry is powerful because it's free; free from the constructs and constraints of prose. It permits ...
Nick Jameson – You don't deserve to be a critic.
over 2 years ago
Nick Jameson – I have MANY positive reviews from those with eyes to see. To dismiss my work in such a small, narrow manner because you clearly don't get it does a grave disservice to the 'common reader' that you pretend to serve.
over 2 years ago
Nick Jaramillo – @nickjameson Hello Mr. Jameson,
First, thank you for reading my review. It is not my intention to offend or anger writers. Reviews are a great way to offer balanced, constructive criticism to both new and experienced writers. Unfortunately, the majority of reviews published today are positive, and any negative review is lukewarm at best. There must be allowances made for honest, negative opinions. I noticed you did not refer to any of my specific criticisms, which is the matter at hand.
To respond to your claim that I don't deserve to be a critic, I will share the process I took to critiquing your work. Over the course of a week I read your collection, reading five or so poems a day and taking notes as I went along. I scanned over these notes and poems and picked out what I found to be the major patterns (good and bad) and incorporated it into the review. I make sure to highlight examples for support (and doing this all without pay, mind you).
I try to balance my reviews, with the pros and cons of the work. Re-reading my review for "Rosebud", compared to my other reviews it weighs heavier on the con side, and could have been more devoted to constructive criticism. But it was hard to sidestep the major stylistic and conceptual flaws.
As to the claim that I did a grave disservice to the common reader and that I do not "get" the work, I will say that I understand your message. I agree with it almost entirely (I am also a fan of the Transcendentalists). But using this art form for preaching your ideas makes for bad poetry. I think you would have more success writing essays or an inspired manifesto if you wish to gather people towards your cause, that is, "maximizing the life experience of others".
You have to remember most readers are not familiar with the philosophical and religious texts that have inspired you, and do not share your same enthusiasm.
To end our correspondence with an olive branch, I would recommend the writings of Simone Weil. She was a writer who devoted her life to her convictions, which are similar to yours. I think you would enjoy her book "Oppression and Liberty".
Thanks
added Rainbow's Red Book of Poetry to the bookshelf over 2 years ago
over 2 years agoRainbow's Red Book of Poetry
'Do yourself a favour: buy this, curl up in your favourite chair and read it, knowing you will come ...
published a reviewover 2 years ago
over 2 years agoA poet's attempt at "erasure technique" shows that it sacrifices a poem's meaning for a game of abstract wordplay, to the loss of the reader
Essence
Essence is an exploration of poetics in our everyday language. In a mixture of original poems and ex...
added Essence to the bookshelf almost 3 years ago
almost 3 years agoEssence
Essence is an exploration of poetics in our everyday language. In a mixture of original poems and ex...
published a reviewabout 3 years ago
about 3 years agoA collection of short poems which share the topic of travel, written in a simple rhyme scheme that matches the commonplace observations.
From Where I Stand: A Collection of Poems on Travel
Quiet country roads. Breathtaking mountaintop views. Ocean waves hitting the shores. Warm sunsets.
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added From Where I Stand: A Collection of Poems on Travel to the bookshelf about 3 years ago
about 3 years agoFrom Where I Stand: A Collection of Poems on Travel
Quiet country roads. Breathtaking mountaintop views. Ocean waves hitting the shores. Warm sunsets.
...
About me
Hi. My name is Nicholas Jaramillo. I am a writer/poet. Criticism is a fundamental part of literature and reviews have an important role to play. My goal is to write reviews that are attuned to the common reader, and makes them interested in picking up the book.
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