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  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: A Secret Place

    This is a decent attempt at rhyming poetry; well done! Now you could focus on more imaginative imagery and more unusual rhymes that captivate the reader's attention. Describe for us ...

    Jan 24, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: The Role of Elegy

    Yeah, agreed Bob: this is AWESOME and deserves more reviews! My poetry is merely a blip in the sky of greatness that this is. I've read through it several times ...

    Jan 24, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Don't look back

    Hey Ducati! This is a decent attempt to use the subconscious of dreams as inspiration for poetry. If Freud liked it, what can I say? ;) I think you're restricting ...

    Jan 22, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Another Snowfall

    Yeah, I agree, this seems to have echoes of Heaney. I adore the earthy imagery in this, such as in the first two verses: "The world burrows its arms in ...

    Jan 21, 2009
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: I am I am I am I am

    Ah, Suze, this is so funny. You make me laugh. I won't even bother to critically analyse this because yours truly is finding it hard to take it seriously! But ...

    Jan 20, 2009
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Universia

    This is brilliant work, well done. I thought the imagery that you employed in this was exquisite. Really masterful. My mind was drawn to these verses in particular: "When innocence ...

    Jan 20, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: She smelled of death

    Hey there! I agree with the others in that you express your ideas confidently and with some degree of richness and clarity, such as in the opening phrase "She smelled ...

    Jan 19, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Among the Everlasting Hills

    Hey there! I noticed you hadn't had any reviews so I thought I'd be first to post! The poem is full of delicious images and reminds of the old Romantic ...

    Jan 18, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: War Observed

    Oh my God. The imagery in this is unbelievably exquisite. Once again Heather, a triumph. The one-word final verses in each stanza are particularly effective and really convey the sense ...

    Jan 18, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Ethereal

    Short and succinct but goddamn sweet, Kitty. You captured the sense of distraction and wanderlust in the speaker extremely well here. The use of hyphens threw me a little at ...

    Jan 18, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: I Believe In God

    I'm with Snoink on this one. Your passion for God is plain to see, but you need to find more inventive ways of expressing it. And as Jiggity says, show. ...

    Jan 1, 2009
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Your last friend

    Hey there! This is a good start. Parts of this are quite well-written, particularly the ending: "When the friend comes calling, And they take the last step; No-one is there ...

    Jan 1, 2009
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Your Lips On Mine

    Hey there Emma! What a great poem! I mean really, well done. *claps* I particularly loved the last three lines: "You are my first, and I really don’t mind if ...

    Dec 27, 2008
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Behind The Glass

    Hey there, This is an interesting metaphor but unfortunately it seems underdeveloped. The main problem I find with it is that there's way too much telling. Let's look at this ...

    Dec 27, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: 2

    Agreed, Raimunda. You have some interesting ideas but they need development. The one or two that are really pertinent to the piece need a lot more room. In fact, the ...

    Dec 27, 2008


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