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Jasmine Hart

  • Other Poetry Re: laying foundations [edited]

    Hi bubbles. The opening lines really drew me in and the imagery is great. I'd change "sitting in a" to something softer, as it's a little clunky. The second stanza ...

    Sep 14, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Smile on

    Hi Blossom, This flows nicely and is uplifting. The images of the book, the dress and the glue were really great, very fresh and interesting. I'd reexamine the images of ...

    Sep 12, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: It's the Way...

    Hi, This flows nicely and there's a good sense of rhythm. I'd cut the second "the", and put a full-stop after "lips" and a comma after "fold". I like "like ...

    Sep 10, 2010
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Hopeful Child

    Hi, This was sweet.The tone works really well. I'd change "beam with smiles", because you're basically saying "smile with smiles" which is unnecessary. I'd cut the dash after "home" as ...

    Sep 10, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: A September Siken Thread

    Hey, I love when there are poems! :) Wearing Red: I love the rhythm and your use of language. The repetition is hypnotic. The first stanza is great. I'd look ...

    Sep 6, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: To the Aging Benchholder

    Hi Kamas, I enjoyed your imagery, for example "sleeping on park benches has made you soft skinned" and; "Your femur has cracked in three different places, and healed to a ...

    Sep 6, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: That Was How He Died

    Hi Jane, I really really loved the second haiku. "And Priscilla cried" is very direct and powerful. It could be a poem in its own right. I'd try to mirror ...

    Sep 3, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: He

    Hi, This flows nicely and the ending is very effective. I like how the last two lines are a stanza in their own right. I'd tone down the imagery in ...

    Aug 9, 2010
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Your Reflection In My Dreams

    Hi, I love the sibilance of "sweet summer air really adds to the mood of the piece. The internal rhyme of; "I suggested we grow up fast and not be ...

    Aug 7, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Fingernail Marks

    Hi, Your tone and imagery work well here. The first three lines and the last line are great. I think that lines four and five are too direct and inward-turning. ...

    Aug 6, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: arithmetic of the heart

    Hi, The imagery in the first stanza is beautiful, but I don't believe it. It feels too consciously poetic to me. Pare it back. Show me what's really there and ...

    Aug 5, 2010
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Orange

    Lofty, you peer down at me, cocooned in a waxy orange skin, the only thing that’s keeping you together. Soon you will start rotting from the inside and turn brown ...

    Aug 5, 2010
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Sunset Sailors

    Hi, This flows nicely and you pay a lot of attention to word-sound, which is great, especially for this sort of piece. It makes it sound really melodic. I especially ...

    Aug 5, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Reassurance (Comments, please?)

    Hi, This is really beautiful. I love your imagery, especially "A boundless parade". It flows easily and the dialogue is a great touch, it really brings this to life. The ...

    Aug 3, 2010
  • Narrative Poetry Re: Hope Resides

    Hi, This flows nicely and the imagery works well. I especially enjoyed the final sentence. I'd cut the commas after each line as you are using them to create a ...

    Aug 3, 2010


You, who have all the passion for life that I have not? You, who can love and hate with a violence impossible to me? Why you are as elemental as fire and wind and wild things...
— Gone With the Wind