CatSamuelson

Mmm, I really like the theme and your use of a conceit (an extended metaphor in poetry, just so I don't confuse anyone). Setting a hopeful relationship in fairytale-land where ...

The visitor shifted uncomfortably as he took in the scene. The mother was 27; she looked 45. Her five children stared up at the stranger, unabashed curiosity gleaming in their ...

A drab gray room with drab gray light Came to me in my dream last night. A specter of a ghostly place Inside my heart devoid of grace. Is this ...

Poetry is dead in the sense that those of us who plan to be poets also need day jobs and shouldn't plan to be famous. How many people can name ...

Wow - the raw emotional intensity of your poem is fantastic. It swiftly and effectively brings me back to the moment my last ex-boyfriend left me--being able to not only ...

Wow. You really have a talent for poetry. Your free verse has almost flawless flow. Some nitpicky things--a lot of your lines need commas or periods at the end. A ...

Hey. :) First of all, fantastic job. I really enjoyed it. It's beautiful and illuminates truth, while telling a story. Doing all this well is a difficult job for any ...

Overall, I like it. It's an interesting commentary on the human condition and overall I feel it works well. As a whole though, I feel like this type of poem ...

The robin hops across the lawn, Flitting here, then there, now gone. He reappears without a care, Of any heartache unaware. I laugh to see his wing take flight As ...

First of all, can I just say how much I loved it? You created concrete, yet dreamy, images that brought me into the room with an idealized artist. It was ...