Group Work

I thought gathering in our small groups was really helpful.  It's one thing to read someone's comments, but it's completely different to talk face to face.  Personally, I found that trying to write 250 - 400 words was a lot for each poem.  I'd get to about 150 and realize I didn't have that much more to say.  And I think that happened with my other group members as well.  Their written comments were helpful, but it was much nicer to talk to them informally, where we could use as many (or as few) words as we wanted.  With no constraints, it was easier to get to the root of what everyone thought.