One of my cousins told me yesterday that although he writes poems but he doesnÂ’t see any reasons to post them in the Internet. To him his poems are very personal and it is only for the eyes of his intended audience. Beside he doesnÂ’t really care about other peopleÂ’s comments on his writings.
I respect his views and explained to him that the main purpose of posting my poems in the Internet is not to show off or whatever. I post them in the Internet because I want to share my feelings via my poems with the rest of the world.
I donÂ’t see any problems in expressing my feelings in front of the whole world. There is really nothing to hide. But to each his own and I respect those who donÂ’t.
One very good example will be Emily Dickinson. She kept her poems private (more than a thousand I think) and they were only published after her death.