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Re: A Love Story
I really enjoyed this poem. There must be a lot of context behind this poem to induce you to write such a beautiful yet haunting piece. Though there doesn't seem ...
Aug 2, 2013 -
Re: A Snowy Evening With The Prostitues Outside Lavery's Bar
Well, what can I say? Absolutely fantastic. A treat for the senses: the ears, the eyes, the mouth, the nose and of course, the dick. All kidding aside, Jordan, this ...
Mar 11, 2013 -
Re: Hate Me
Dark, terse and full of life. Good metre too. Still, it would be much better if you could flesh it out a bit more. Telling us why you hate yourself ...
Mar 5, 2013 -
Re: Aphrodite's Song
Dogs! I loved this poem, in many ways it is purely faultless. I am glad someone else on YWS has a good vocabulary (mellifluous, perforate etc.). The poem itself is ...
Feb 14, 2013 -
Re: Echo and Narcissus
To attempt such a well-worn story as Echo and Narcissus, to put that into such a bold form as a villanelle shows the absolute genius of this poem. I heartily ...
Feb 2, 2013 -
Re: A sonnet
This is a nicely written sonnet. You have kept the form, rhythm and metre to a high degree and your rhymes are nicely chosen. The last two lines, however, are ...
Jan 31, 2013 -
Re: parade (16+)
Hi Hannah! I've always been quite averse to poetry which leaves me feeling uncertain about its meaning after I've read it. Indeed, as I began this poem that's what crossed ...
Jan 29, 2013 -
Re: The Stars (Re-written)
A review of sorts. Firstly, you MUST implement some form of regular metre. Robert Frost said that writing poetry without metre (or rhyme for that matter) is like playing tennis ...
Jan 29, 2013 -
Re: Teenage Love
austynpotyok! I agree wholeheartedly with the perspicacious comments of Trident above but I'll add a few thoughts of my own. Benjamin Disraeli, a British Prime Minister, once said that "The ...
Jan 29, 2013
