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'I never wanted a real set of good hearty praisers—and no bad reviewers—I am quite content with my share. No—what I laughed at in my ‘gentle audience’ is a sad trick the real admirers have of admiring at the wrong place—enough to make an apostle swear. That does make me savage—never the other kind of people….'
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Robert Browning to Elizabeth Barrett, February 11, 1845
Review policy
Sphinx reviewers follow a set of shared principles. These are to
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approach all poetry reviewed with respect
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evaluate constructively
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write in an accessible way
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avoid review cliches
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quote in sufficient length to allow the reader to form an idea of the poet's style.
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