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Re: Judgement-Poem
Hi ToxicAnglerFish, A message that anyone who has ever grown up in a religious society can relate to. I especially like the symbolism of a broken halo - the expectation ...
Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:58 pm -
Re: The Stolen Locket: Chapter 1
Prose - I don't know whether this is intentional or not, but you overuse "shone" in the first paragraph. My impression is the repetition is meant to be poetic or ...
Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:59 pm -
Re: Dear Mom
Hi Brookeallo, I enjoyed the rhymes in this poem. They're different. This is a heartfelt piece about a person who is growing up and who doesn't necessarily want to. There ...
Sat Dec 07, 2019 5:47 pm -
Re: The Days are Always Numbered
Hi JoeBookMan, I hope I can offer some constructive feedback. "When the grieving’d been done we went home, but not whole We’d lost something precious, something loved, something full" - ...
Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:33 pm -
Re: The Rabbit and the Hen
Hi Anma! I hope I can offer some constructive comments! "One day a chicken perched upon a stick its owner had given her." -an interesting first line. It's a bit ...
Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:22 pm -
Re: The Flavors of Life
Hi starchaser, I hope I can offer some constructive feedback on this poem. From first glance, the formatting looks really interesting. H[code]war: it tastes like the coppery rush you get ...
Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:08 pm -
Re: An Ode to my Father
Hello jaspercat, I hope I can offer a constructive critique. "he smelled of sweat and sawdust and lumber" -an evocative and sensory first line "large, muscled arms that would engulf ...
Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:07 am -
Re: The simple man
Hello MulticoloredCyr, I hope I can offer some constructive feedback for you! "Mr. Halabi was a very simple man indeed" - this is a very direct and engaging line. "When ...
Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:05 pm -
Re: i think i’m learning loss
Hello, mephistophelesangel, I'm just going to dive right in. This is a beautiful poem of experiencing loss and a person grieving for the first time. I particularly love the last ...
Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:10 pm -
Re: Z- In Memory of M.F.
Hello EKK15, just going to dive in here, these are just my nits and suggestions. Feel welcome to take what you like and leave what you don't. "the authors use ...
Fri Jun 08, 2018 8:56 pm -
Re: I will not quiver nor recoil in fright. Genre: Villanelle
Hello Radrook, This has me in mind of "Do not go gentle into that good night" especially the use of "light" at the end of certain lines. Some lines could ...
Thu May 31, 2018 12:11 am -
Re: Bitter Oracle - Chapter 2 - My Programed Death
Hello papillote, by now you probably already know I just like to jump right in. "I was trying to decide how to die. It all came down to filling out ...
Thu May 31, 2018 12:01 am -
Re: Bitter Oracle - Chapter 1 - Nobel Shindig
Hi papillote, from the last chapter you posted, I got interested in reading the opening chapters of this story, so here I am. Just going to dive right in again. ...
Tue May 29, 2018 8:19 am -
Re: Bitter Oracle - Chapter 7 - Gigs
Hello papillote, I'm just going to dive right in here. "The more desperate I got to stop it, just stop it, the angrier I got." Cut "just stop it" and ...
Sun May 27, 2018 11:25 pm -
Re: A Mother's Day Poem
Hi Redbox, I'm just going to jump right in. "Today, marks the eighteen year" should be "eighteenth" I don't know if the way you formatted this adds anything: "Because: You ...
Sun May 13, 2018 4:28 am
