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Re: Lather II (Edited): Sink and Drain
This is much, much better. I am a huge fan of repetition especially when used effectively. It makes you consider the words more than you would in passing, which is ...
May 4, 2015 -
Re: The Earth Is Yours
I'm gonna break this down into two sections so that I may not lessen the compliments I would like to pay towards the first. That having been said, they go ...
May 3, 2015 -
Re: Lather
You had me at giant metaphor. The one thing I think is really important to note on before I get into any content criticism is that I applaud the fact ...
May 3, 2015 -
Re: Writer’s Curse
Ah, an unreviewed piece I see. We should fix that, shouldn't we? The very first thing I noticed about this poem was the structure and, in some weird way, that ...
May 2, 2015 -
Re: with respect to distant stars
Heavy tragedies always concern me when being the topic of poetry, because poetry can spin even the smallest sorts of feelings into something thats wide and vast and beautiful. When ...
May 1, 2015 -
Re: don't break hearts, break minds
Sparky, m'dear, it's easy to tell what influences you, creatively speaking. This has a very strong taste of Siken, or rather the thing that makes Siken's work so powerful which ...
May 1, 2015 -
Re: Deleted 56
I can't even slightly convey how much I've missed your poetry, my goodness. And how things have changed. I sometimes forget people grow up. I kind of half expected I ...
Apr 30, 2015 -
Re: Lomus and Kathmandu
I'm a little out of practice with this whole reviewing thing so please bear with me on this one. In some ways I really enjoy how heavy this poem gets. ...
Apr 30, 2015 -
Re: the memoir of contemplative bedsheets
Darlin', you're writing's changed so much since the days of yesteryear and I mean that. So much more depth and metaphor. Imagery where you used to stockpile cliched clauses with ...
Aug 3, 2014 -
Re: your skin gets thinner the longer it's there
I've been leaving this one in attempts to save it for my second blue star. I thought, if anything deserved to be reviewed fully, this would be it. So I'm ...
Jul 14, 2013 -
Re: Blank Page
Hello nmk1128. I don't think we've ever had occasion to meet, so I suppose now would be a good a time as any. Forgive my rust. I'm still getting used ...
Jul 14, 2013 -
Re: little girls and their polished fingertips
Oh sparkers, how you have changed! And changed in a good way, of course. Your style is more organic, less structured, and delves a little deeper into the intrinsic emotion ...
Jul 10, 2013 -
Re: the glitch in the world
Forgive my rust. It's been quite some time since my last review so you'll have to excuse my squeaky hinges. Firstly, as had been my usual habit, I'd like to ...
Jul 10, 2013 -
Re: Kind of Blue
Walker here, as requested. Alright, so I can almost guarantee the style was pretty much the biggest intent when it came to this storyline, seeing as it's starting to become ...
Jan 6, 2013 -
Re: To my friend whose name is not robert
First, I may have to disagree with Hannah on the opinion of that first stanza. The 'hugging it out' line was the only thing that really appeared to be out ...
Jan 5, 2013
