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Adnamarine

Adnamarine

  • Poetry » General, Other Re: [Revised Title in Process]

    This is lovely, and simple, and sad. I appreciate that it's not overbearing or melodramatic. I like the concrete images you give the reader. It's very easy to visualize the ...

    Mar 11, 2015
  • Poetry » Narrative, Realistic Re: Deleted 55

    Lumi, you know I love your poetry. This piece was no disappointment. You managed to balance right on on that thin, hard-to-find line of writing that is matter-of-fact, but not ...

    Mar 9, 2015
  • Poetry » Realistic, Fantasy Re: avalanching metaphorical snowdays

    You are a beautiful writer. I like the openness and ease and the way the meaning lies right under the surface. So often poems have so many twists and turns ...

    Mar 3, 2015
  • Poetry » General, Literature Re: Climax on the Eastern Front

    This is one of the more stunning pieces I have read recently, really beautiful. The word choices are especially effective and really make the piece. They aren't overdone or too ...

    Feb 20, 2015
  • Short Story » Narrative, Realistic Re: Mama Not Mother

    There aren't a lot of stories that draw me in and hold me, like this one. You have a very easy-to-read style--not too wordy, not too vague, not bland; you ...

    Jan 8, 2014
  • Poetry » General, General Re: Oh, give me love

    I am not typically drawn to love poems. This piece, however, is bittersweet and honest. I enjoyed it quite a bit really. I thought the line breaks worked really well. ...

    Jan 4, 2014
  • Poetry » Other, Other Re: The Moon

    Intriguing piece, smile (love your username, by the way). There were some things I absolutely loved about it...and a couple structural things that I didn't understand. First of all, I'm ...

    Jan 3, 2014
  • Poetry » Lyrical, Romantic Re: Cheesy Love Poem :O

    I'm not sure why you don't take your poetry seriously =) Cheesy? Well... It had a couple cheesy lines in there, and definitely was very...lovey-dovey? I hate that phrase but ...

    Jan 3, 2014
  • Poetry » Romantic, General Re: Solitude

    I rarely start a review with, "I *really* liked this." But I'm doing to do that now. I *really* liked this. Not that that I'm any kind of expert, but ...

    Dec 29, 2013
  • Poetry » Realistic, Other Re: A Christmas Without Joy

    Hi Omi! I can tell this is very heartfelt piece. The overall theme is strong, I think, and comes through very clearly. However, there are a few lines that take ...

    Dec 29, 2013
  • Short Story » Dramatic, Mystery / Suspense Re: Red Falls

    I don't usually review short stories; I tend to stick to poetry, but I stopped in to read this and was intrigued. So I thought I'd offer my thoughts. I ...

    Dec 23, 2013
  • Poetry » General, General Re: Tomorrow?

    Hey Money! I was so happy to see you posted this! For a beginner (ish) poet, using rhyme was brave! It can be difficult to pull off gracefully. I don't ...

    Dec 18, 2013
  • Poetry » General, General Re: Think About It

    Very thoughtful poem...which I just realized is the whole essence to the title :P Well, in any case, this is definitely an idea that anyone can relate to. I don't ...

    Dec 17, 2013
  • Poetry » Narrative, Realistic Re: Building

    It was hard to tell whether you were going for a playful tone or a serious tone--I'm going to assume serious. The parts where you wrote "Building / Building; Building ...

    Dec 17, 2013
  • Poetry » General, General Re: fitting in to

    Short as this is, I like it. I like that you don't have the stereotypical description of darkness. It goes from darkness, to green. And typically we think of green ...

    Dec 17, 2013


The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth.
— Kate Chopin, The Awakening