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  • Poetry » Romantic, General 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
  • Poetry » Narrative, General 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
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General 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
  • Poetry » Romantic, General 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
  • Poetry » Romantic, Culture 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
  • Poetry » Romantic, General 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
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General 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
  • Poetry » Literature, General 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
  • Short Story » Romantic, Teen Fiction 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


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