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Re: Teardrop
I liked it, and I'm not sure why I liked it. The rhymes often seemed forced, and the last stanza didn't stay in rhythm quite right. But I loved the ...
Dec 3, 2006 -
Re: Soul
I agree with niteowl. Some personal touch would be nice, otherwise this is just same-old blah. Cut out the cliches - try rewriting it without using the words love, soul, ...
Dec 2, 2006 -
Re: Freedom.
I like it. I like the image of the parachute and that being connected to freedom. It was something different, not the first image that comes to mind with the ...
Dec 2, 2006 -
Re: Acrostic
I thought it was short and lacking in imagery... the words you used were big, vague words... "soul", "eternal", "life", "end"...and the poem lacked in specific pictures, sounds, and experiences ...
Dec 2, 2006 -
Re: Nothing to Say
I like the topic, but I think of this as fiction, not poetry. It was well done as fiction though, except for the occasional word repetition or use of a ...
Dec 2, 2006 -
Re: Tybalt's Challenge
Tybalt's challenge to Romeo: For the rogue Romeo of Montague: A noble not deservant of thy rank; For who would come in honesty and truth Behind an antic face to ...
Dec 2, 2006 -
Re: White noise trilogy
I like them. There were some spelling/grammar errors in a couple places that you might want to fix... the one in the last line of the first poem especially, as ...
Nov 29, 2006 -
Re: Lucid dreams
Some wonderful phrases here, but the style and structure of the poem needs to be more cohesive and determined. It wanders about so randomly... to make the poem lucid you ...
Nov 27, 2006 -
Re: Fire
Go London Aspen for finding something positive to do with this! Nice idea, London! I think I'll try that next time I don't know what to think about a poem. ...
Nov 27, 2006 -
Re: Barns are Noble
I like it. Terrific imagery - I especially love the bit So take us into these wooden hollows, where you will sap us into molasses, where I can spend my ...
Nov 26, 2006 -
Re: No Words
This is very good. I particularly liked the part Perhaps it's a specific roughness on your vowels that makes the leaves curl up inside themselves - their spines in a ...
Nov 21, 2006 -
Re: my snowflake
I agree. There's poets and poems for whatever you're interested in - it's a world that will just keep expanding as you grow and learn. Emily Dickinson is, of course, ...
Nov 21, 2006 -
Re: This dream is tailor-made
Very nice. Good imagery, an abundance of interesting words, and not trying to fit too much into a perfect-length poem make this especially refreshing. Good work. I can't wait to ...
Nov 20, 2006 -
Re: Golden Bubbles
I like the imagery, particularly at the beginning. One thing I didn't like though was the way the poem is very centered around "you", this mysterious character that the narrator ...
Nov 20, 2006 -
Re: Different
I didn't like this. One reason I didn't like this was because the rhymes were forced, they didn't flow naturally. Rhymes have to be carefully thought out - if you're ...
Nov 20, 2006
