Gahks

Suicide by poetry? Hmm. Count me in!

Ohmigod I just saw this. Is it too late?! xD

A lot of people seem to like this poem, and I can see why, because it's full of zest and exuberance. What I find problematic with it is, firstly, its ...

I don't deny that deliberately writing emo poetry can't be a therapeutic tool for those who want somewhere to store their emotions, and sure, everyone's probably written something amounting to ...

Emo poetry lacks control, and as someone said (was it Ezra Pound?), "Good writing is perfect control."

Excellent work, Kylan. It's so refreshing to read a poem from this site every once in a while that touches you in a way that no other poem could. It's ...

And what is SPEW, for that matter? (points to dismally uninformed self)

Oh, Sureal, do you have to be awkward? ;) I'm sure the Conservatives will steamroll their way into Number 10, so my Lib Dem vote is pretty much moot.

I agree that starting that early can be unwise, and you can end up failing to recognise the true power of love as something more than "a social game," as ...

I'll be writing a sequence of extended metaphor poems, so I'll do my best to help! As far as defining it, Wikipedia does a pretty good job. In terms of ...

Hi! Gahks here, and I'll be reviewing your poem today. :D For a start, I'd like to say well done for taking your first steps on the journey of writing ...

…and this, ladies and gentlemen, is the wooden chair He passed his last few moments in. Yes, madam? How old was he? Oh, no more than twenty, I expect, The ...

It’ll all be in the past soon, like the world wars Or the Holocaust. But leaving it Is never easy – the memory Is imprinted forever in the very core ...

Hi there, this is Gahks here to review your poem! First Impressions: You maintain a lovely sense of loss throughout this poem, and the initial concept is well thought out. ...

Imagine me and you chasing the crash of waves that follow the coast, the evening still yawning into nothing, then us reaching up to taste the air’s exquisite juice. Imagine ...