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Re: The Serpent(warning this may hurt......)
Excessive line breaks are the least of this poem's worries. A larger problem is that the poem means little to a reader without context. What are we supposed to take ...
Mar 20, 2008 -
Re: Arms oustretched, wind rushing through my hair
"Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther..." Have you ever read The Great Gatsby? I think your poem could benefit from going a little more in depth. ...
Mar 20, 2008 -
Re: Leona Lewis
I'm currently listening the "Footprints in the Sand" and it sounds like the same-old, same-old to me. Poppy, cliche, and boring. Yeah. Also, I naturally hate anything associated with American ...
Mar 20, 2008 -
Re: This is the child...
This poem definitely needs to pulls its focus in more. What sort of impression is this poem supposed to give me? What's it supposed to be about, even? I don't ...
Mar 19, 2008 -
Re: New York's New Governor
Cade, I know that race does not matter, I thought that's what I meant. I got the impression from other post that people thought he would not make a good ...
Mar 19, 2008 -
Re: This word reminds me of... [2]
Springtime.
Mar 19, 2008 -
Re: New York's New Governor
Kelsi, the point is that race doesn't matter. Saying he can be governor "just as good as a white man" is exactly the sort of attitude that leads to these ...
Mar 18, 2008 -
Re: New York's New Governor
I live in NY too. I wish I knew more about Paterson, but unfortunately all people can talk about is "OMG HE'S BLACK AND BLIND AND NOT A MUSICIAN! THIS ...
Mar 17, 2008 -
Re: New Computer
You probably have to purchase Microsoft Office. Unless it came preinstalled on the laptop. If it's not there, you have to buy it. Pretty simple.
Mar 16, 2008 -
Re: question
I think you mean the custom title, yes? Mine says, I think, "Stores writing utensils in a flowerpot." Aedomir is right. You don't get one of those until you become ...
Mar 16, 2008 -
Re: YWS meets Lolcatz!
I have always thought that YWS needed a lolcat, even though the things frighten and disgust me. Sweet stuff.
Mar 15, 2008 -
Re: Write what you know
The piece of advice in question is not a rule, but it's still something to be considered. The caution is that you should focus on stuff you know unless you ...
Mar 14, 2008 -
Re: Lyrics about past rape
Lyrics should be placed under "Lyrics" not "Lyric Poetry," which is something entirely different. Now, lyrics may also be considered poetry, so I think it's okay if you keep them ...
Mar 14, 2008 -
Re: I hate Harry Potter; now discuss.
Essentially reiterating what everyone else has said, but I find a great deal of sophistication in Harry Potter. Rowling is brilliant whether you like her writing style or not. They're ...
Mar 14, 2008 -
Re: Love
Your primary concern should be "Am I saying something new about love?" (The answer right now is "Not really.") But in other issues regarding the sonnet: Rhyme. Throughout the ENTIRE ...
Mar 14, 2008
