When a weblog is submitted, the author chooses a category their blog falls under. The author here chose Creative Writing and with the name of Watermark, I found that to be a good name. Think of the watermark on a dollar bill, or a digital watermark on an image, etc… Good concept I thought.
When I first got to Watermark I noticed the caption which read “A poet’s notebook” and look around. This one looked better from the get-go versus the last poetry site I read, so I was happy. Diving into the site, I realized that this was not a site just about poetry. In fact, I don’t think it would be possible to put it in a specific category (as a whole) since there is so much to the site.
Lets break down the site into a couple of categories and talk about them individually. First up is the poetry which is probably supposed to be the main focus. I am not a poetry critic. I do not know what makes a poem good, or what makes one bad. I do know if I enjoyed reading what is written, and in this case I do.
The next part that is obvious with the site is the general types of posts one would find on a weblog. And while there isn’t anything in particular that sets this one apart from the rest in this category, at least the posts are very well writen and enjoyable to read.
Finally there is the animal section, which has a high population of cat posts. These range from random images of animals to actual posts about them. I would almost say to move this area to another blog, but it completes the picture that the author is trying to get us to grasp. Besides, from my understanding she posts at a bunch of other sites too and it would be all the more complicated. My favorite by far was the bully penguin.
My only gripe with this site is the design. While it is a lightly modified template, the author is using frames for whatever reason to keep the url the same on all the pages (both internal and external). This was annoying when I was visiting sites as they either opened in a new window, or if they were a site the author posts on, it opened in the same frame. I am not a fan of this, as it takes away the control that I have over the site.
Overall I thought Watermark was a good site. There is definately something there that sets this apart from the rest of the sites out there and I suggest you go look and see if its your cup of tea. Even if you aren’t a fan of peotry, the rest of the site will be worth your time.Watermark