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  • Other Poetry Re: Crayons

    Slickjimmy, Recursive comments should lead you to assume you have not improved. Best, Brad

    Oct 9, 2006
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Sunbathing

    Hi timjim77, I am glad to see you around again. The same can not be said for this piece. It seems to me an excuse for a string of Poetickal ...

    Oct 9, 2006
  • Other Poetry Re: Crayons

    SlickJimmy, "Is it poetry?" That was the question asked when Whitman published his Leaves of Grass . Many of the poems written by Fernando Pessoa would seem prose if one ...

    Oct 9, 2006
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Getting Better or Not?

    I think I am a different writer--as I well should be. I am a different person than I was years ago. The question of improvement, however, can only yield strictly ...

    Oct 9, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: The Pledge

    Sponson Light, I did not say I looked down on people without religious beliefs. Please contain your comments to the content. Obviously, as you said, you don't have to say ...

    Oct 9, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: The Pledge

    Teeeeo, While you have the right not to say the pledge, I generally find those without religious objections to be short-sighted. Reciting the "pledge of allegiance" simply means you will ...

    Oct 9, 2006
  • Welcome Mat Re: Newbies to this website

    Lexy, Welcome to the Young Writers Society. I think you will find many helpful and insightful people here to aid you in the creation and development of ideas. You can ...

    Oct 9, 2006
  • Research Re: Testing: Lecture Notes

    Thanks Bob! I just needed to make sure all the symbols were there.

    Oct 9, 2006
  • Research Re: Testing: Lecture Notes

    Hi guys, This is just a test message. I am interested in seeing how many of you can open the attached document. It is the first page of my lecture ...

    Oct 9, 2006
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Throwaway Lines

    Everyone, My thanks for taking the time to read and respond. I was hoping the last line, being off-metered, would indicate a shift from the dog's belongings to the owner's. ...

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Other Poetry Re: Bradley the Tissue

    Snoink, This was a pleasurable read. It was something I might expect to stumble upon in a Shel Silverstein book. No serious comments, since this does not beckon seriousness. Keep ...

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Why, mods, why?

    Griffin, I suppose the only thing I have to offer is that heated exchange is only a sign of passion--nothing else. As long as people still believe in their passions, ...

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Split Personalites.

    Sgt. Pepper, I appreciate the sincerity of this approach. I am, however, left baffled and, almost, intrigued by the ideas. Still, there are spots where you have slipped into cliche ...

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Other Poetry Re: The Gate

    Hi Elizabeth, I will refrain from serious comments, since your poem refrained from serious questions. Give it some fat-trimming (there's quite a bit to chop off--watch that your blade doesn't ...

    Oct 8, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Why, mods, why?

    I have to agree with Sureal; sensitivity is a good quality, but as of late, it seems it is being taken to a bit of an extreme. Whatever the case, ...

    Oct 8, 2006


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— Robert Frost