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harrypotterbooklover101: There's nothing wrong with posting this in the poetry forums; it's not exactly a story either. I think the main point people were making is that it seems to ...

I don't think it's so much a matter of it sounding "poemy", as what makes a poem a poem means different things to different people. I'm talking about it sounding ...

Thanks for your input, Kalliope! I feel the same way you do about 14...I'm going to be working that one out for a long time. 18 April On the main ...

I agree with Imp in that it tells too much and is 'passive.' Still, I think my main problem with it is that it doesn't feel personal, which a poem ...

Wildfire (1337 is gross): First, I'd like to welcome you to YWS! I'd just like to remind you not to post more than one new item a day, as I ...

Hey bess-bess, just did a quick edit for you. Please don't put your title in all caps! It's more annoying than an attention-grabber. :wink: -Colleen

17 April If you love this earth, this land, Come out from the shaded places, Take the sunlight into you, hand Me dandelions and Queen Anne's Lace: The loveliest flowers ...

16 April Ah, how could I ever forget you? My father said he saw your name in the paper— something about baseball. I used to chase you down the halls ...

x-tears-x: I noticed that you've posted more than one poem today. Please, please refrain from doing this. YWS asks that you do not post more than one new item per ...

all happens so quickly... The story is all tell and no show. What's better--if I say, "This pie is quite delicious!" or if I give you a piece of pie? ...

I'd totally say the same thing as Kylan, but that would ruin it. Vicious. So I'll just critique. The poem's huge problem is that it gives us no reason to ...

(I wonder if this is really a topic of Debate, as it's a personal question rather than an issue?) I've been an atheist since I was a little kid--more specifically, ...

I'm currently dreading the Common Application essay, which I will have to write if I want to go to college. There are six topics, most of them generic and yucky, ...

15 April is being posted a day late because I was off driving to (hence the poem) and visiting Wellesley College, so it was written not on my laptop, but ...

Thanks for commenting, Jas! 14 April She and I were talking about death as the late hours turned over into Monday. She is always the romantic; she promises herself to ...