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BenFranks

  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Suicide Note Of The Weak

    Hey there! My favourite thing about this poem is the choice of language; that's what really crafts the originality to this. From this the effect is much more powerful and ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: I'm dreaming of a world

    Hey there! ~ I'm dreaming of a white christmas... Anyway! I like the "I'm dreaming... Where... Where... And..." Pattern it's individual and kind of catchy :) Here's just a few ...

    Jan 30, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Poison

    Hey! Thumbs up for the structuring of this poem. There's some real originality here. I'd improve this by revising the fluency and perhaps sprucing up the language in some parts. ...

    Jan 30, 2010
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Winter is a Live Mind

    Hey there Rose! Punctuation Okay, the prior thing I notice when I read this is that there's only really full stops, so I think there's a small lack of rhythm ...

    Jan 29, 2010
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Woes Behind Curtains

    Hullo! We don't really need an introduction, I've reviewed your lovely poetry before! :D Anyway. Punctuation This is well thought out and I don't have any problem with your fluency ...

    Jan 29, 2010
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: A weird, random rap...thing...

    Haha, I like the short and snappy rhythm you've got to this its one of those reads that you smile at! XD Anyway, hello and welcome to YWS! I'm Ben, ...

    Jan 29, 2010
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: The Persian/Iranian Cheetah

    Okay I think your biggest problem is the page layout. Put it in set columns so you're not hugging the images. The font's too big and the spacing inbetween isn't ...

    Jan 29, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: As roses burned.

    Hey there! My favourite thing about your poetry here Ed is the comparison of emotion to colour such as these lines: Red; with passion, anger and joy; It makes the ...

    Jan 29, 2010
  • Short Story » Science Fiction, General Re: My Sci-Fi story (good, bad?)

    I'd try and be more surreal, that's my only point really. If you're going to be imaginative and out of the box when you write, give it everything and don't ...

    Jan 29, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Bury the Body

    Hey. Can't really critique a stunning piece of originality such as this. I mean you haven't gone wrong anywhere. There's constant fluency and punches of imagery and its individual. It's ...

    Jan 29, 2010
  • Other » General, General Re: Diffrent Quotes

    Hey and welcome to YWS! -- Note: Run spell check before posting -- Okay, have a quick revision of grammar and typos so we can read your quotes easier. Also ...

    Jan 29, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Alas I can not love you

    Hey there! Repetitions - Line length - Tone I feel this would've worked for the first 2 or 3 lines but it gets too much after that and it's a ...

    Jan 29, 2010
  • Novel / Chapter » Historical Fiction, General Re: Determined: The Story of a Beautiful Jew. Chapter Four.

    I disagree with Galerius almost everywhere! Especially with recreating a character from Schindler's List I'd insist on keeping the originality of this work, as opposed to intertwining the ideas with ...

    Jan 29, 2010
  • Article / Essay » General, General Re: My Thesis on Atheism and The Creation of God

    I think you can discuss a subject like this all you want, but you're only going to provoke a response that makes your argument look "flawed". There are huge amounts ...

    Jan 29, 2010
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: They say love.

    Hey there! Okay, I enjoyed the colour of vocab you've got here! It really delivers some effect. The main nitpick I have with it is in terms of fluency. I ...

    Jan 29, 2010


When one is highly alert to language, then nearly everything begs to be a poem.
— James Tate