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Re: A Reclamation of Sentiment
Hello TBird, This is a pretty good prose/narrative poem. The images of the forbidden forest, the snake, and the realm of Hades lends to some intriguing mystical and spiritual tones. ...
Sun May 13, 2018 3:54 am -
Re: Of Days that Went Sightless
Hi HnM, Very visual sort of prose poem here. I really like the last line. For me personally, the theme is a bit overdone, but there are some nice images ...
Sun Apr 22, 2018 5:27 pm -
Re: I miss the birds in winter
Hi Blue, I'm so glad I get to critique you! I love that the title of the poem is also sort of the opener, flowing right into the first line. ...
Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:31 pm -
Re: Acrostic: I Am the Death of Plants
Hi Aley, This is a great poem about the cycle of life and death. It's interesting the role the narrator plays here, the gardener tending to the soil understanding that ...
Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:19 pm -
Re: You, my love
You said read it, so I'm reading it! This is a very vulnerable, emotionally raw poem. Some images I thought were powerful: "you look at me every day as if ...
Sat Mar 24, 2018 1:14 am -
Re: Breakfast and Broken Memories
Hello EKK15, thanks for sharing your work with us. This is a really intriguing prose poem. The images you render are vivid and sensory. I can really feel and taste ...
Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:40 am -
Re: The Disappearing of Haruto
Hello cub, I am just going to dive right in. "It was six in the morning on March fifth when they said that Haruto was missing." Try instead: "Haruto went ...
Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:23 am -
Re: Preface- I have no idea for the title
Hello sassybeatch, This preface has me in mind of Twilight for some reason. "It becomes as easy as breathing" - cut "becomes" and instead try: "It's as easy as breathing." ...
Sat Feb 24, 2018 5:40 am -
Re: Woman In White
This is a very atmospheric and sensory piece. I love how it touches on all 5 senses, sight, sound, touch, smell, taste. A lot of really good lines in this ...
Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:16 am -
Re: b
Interesting poem. There are many lines that really strike me. "I would sign deeds before their scrolls uncurled" and "we are all the victims still unaware" The rhyming seems to ...
Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:06 am -
Re: Her Final Destination
Gosh, what a sad poem! Pain is unavoidable, it's true, and most of us learn to cope. We have to. The suffering undeniable, just part of the human condition. Yes, ...
Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:15 pm -
Re: Chapter one (boy)
Hi Shima, There is a period after "So, going out tonight?" that shouldn't be there. Should be: "So, going out tonight?" ---> [New paragraph] "He turned around on his large, ...
Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:04 pm -
Re: Lowest Point
Interesting piece and intriguing title. The tone of the narrator doesn't quite sound defeated despite the title of the poem. Some of the lines are overly dramatic, as if the ...
Wed Dec 20, 2017 5:59 pm -
Re: Babylon and Back
This poem is so dreamy and gives me a drunk kind of feeling. Has me in mind of the Persian poets of love, like Rumi and Hafez. The structure of ...
Wed Dec 20, 2017 5:51 pm -
Re: When
I love this! Such a cool poem. I love how you played around with the fonts of certain words. "c r u m b l e d" and "shuddered" and ...
Wed Dec 20, 2017 5:28 pm
