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  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Johnny Boy Ain't Too Smart

    i like it. It had a good style, and it's interesting. However, if you are interested in making some changes, i have some suggestions. (if not look away now!:)) ok, ...

    Jun 22, 2008
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Lament of a War Widow

    i really do think that this is a brilliant poem. i love war poetry. it's my favourite type, and you did it well. firstly, i think that the introduction of ...

    Jun 15, 2008
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: To the Cliffs

    Well, it was very poetical. It had some lovely elements, but there are some bits in the middle that were repetitive - not always a bad thing, but can judder ...

    Jun 10, 2008
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Strangers' Meeting

    this is a very interesting poem. I like the fact that it isn't about the usual. The content is more interesting than the regular love stuff etc., and it was ...

    Jun 10, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Farewell the Fallen

    well, i kind of agree to the person above who said that there were too many farewells. I understand totally that that is the idea and the essence of the ...

    Jun 9, 2008
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Budding love

    oh i loved it! Some bits more than others. I wasn't so sure about the line in the second stanza about fire and desire, because it's quite an obvious and ...

    Jun 9, 2008
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: The truth behind the smile.

    Hello! I really loved some of the lines in here, the ideas that you had and the pictures that they made in my mind. It was well thought out! The ...

    May 3, 2008
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Concertina (New version added)

    Hello. That was such a lovely poem - you probably already figured that out by the amount of people who've taken the time to comment! It seemed to me as ...

    May 3, 2008
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Umbrellas and Stars

    Super cool! just the title rocks, and the poem is even more amazing! Top notch. I agree that perhaps changing the word 'imaginery' may improve the poem even further, as ...

    May 3, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Lonely Dog

    This had a lot of feeling! Even though I wasn't entirely sure about whether it was the same dog, which i'm not sure whether was a bad thing; it may ...

    May 2, 2008
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: A Pessimist/ And other poems.

    As a poem, i think it has potential! It's interesting and the repetitive lines give it personality that other poetry lacks! Cliche is an overused word! This poem could mean ...

    May 2, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Victoria

    That was lovely - short but sweet. I think you're right to add however many stanza's you want to a poem like that! It's already pretty short and your just ...

    May 2, 2008
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Life's Crying in the Corner

    Actually, i disagree with all of the above. I think that the poem kept to it's rhythm really well - which is, in my mind, an essential aspect of poetry ...

    May 1, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Of Fire

    I thought it was original - the repetitive ideas were few and worked really nicely! Maybe steer clear of breaking up lines in a poem like this, i.e lines like ...

    Apr 29, 2008
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: And Ariel smiled at me,

    I thought it was nicely done, although i wasn't sure about tum-tum tree... it just brought jabberwocky to mind!! It was definately it's own poem - the way it reads ...

    Apr 29, 2008


Who wants to become a writer? And why? Because it’s the answer to everything. It’s the streaming reason for living. To note, to pin down, to build up, to create, to be astonished at nothing, to cherish the oddities, to let nothing go down the drain, to make something, to make a great flower out of life, even if it’s a cactus.
— Enid Bagnold