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Re: Baqiyyah's Lilies
Hi Snoink. I really enjoyed this, but what else is new? It starts well. I love the ominous sense which the first line creates. I love; "it slunk past the ...
Oct 1, 2009 -
Re: Cold Cuts (YWS-specific)
Hi Smorgishborg, I really enjoyed this. It's very clever! The provocative first stanza is very effective. I love "Earnest bread", and the detail with which you describe the sandwich-making. I ...
Sep 29, 2009 -
Re: Edit
Haha. I really like this. I love the repetition of "I don't get it", and also; "You used that word 10 times". I also love; "Shhhh, while she’s reading", but ...
Sep 12, 2009 -
Re: The Examination of Our Petals
Hi. Welcome to YWS! I really like this. My favourite lines are; "I hacked you open to see the cold watery swamp icing you dead." and "Blueberry moon-like, you are ...
Sep 12, 2009 -
Re: covent garden
Hi Kylan. I love this.Because of that, I probably won't be very helpful, but I'll try. Your imagery is fantastic.I especially love; "weathervanes pointing their black, accusatory fingers like viewers ...
Sep 12, 2009 -
Re: .
Hi. I really enjoyed this. I especially liked; "thundering t.v mornings, pounding Black metal afternoons, at night screams?. The slamming of doors, the baying of hounds, Grinding it's way into ...
Sep 12, 2009 -
Re: Message at Funeral
Hi Sou, Welcome to YWS! You have some great images here. I especially liked; "Oozing out of my core" and "mournful strain". I'd suggest getting rid of the rhyme, as ...
Sep 10, 2009 -
Re: Standing Back
Hi. This progresses nicely and I like the idea of the mirror. I also think the play of the children contrasts well with the stillness of the speaker. My main ...
Sep 10, 2009 -
Re: First Love
Hi. This flows well, and I love how the second halves of the sentences alter the first halves. I'd cut the section in italics, as I don't think you need ...
Sep 10, 2009 -
Re: "Silly Attraction"
Hi Suzie. I'm Jas and I'll be your reviewer this evening. You stay within the constraints of the form very well. First, I'm going to look at what's on the ...
Sep 5, 2009 -
Re: Epitaph in the rain.
Hi. You have some good imagery here. I'd suggest reading this aloud, as it flows a little jerkily. Then you'll get a better sense of how the piece flows as ...
Sep 5, 2009 -
Re: Distance
Hi Matt! You're right, this isn't my favourite of your pieces. I don't think that the string of emotions really does anything to you. Instead, maybe try something like describing ...
Sep 5, 2009 -
Re: Secret
Hey Stella. I like the idea behind this, and the structure is very effective. The tone works really well, especially at the start of the poem. It also progresses nicely ...
Aug 31, 2009 -
Re: The Space Inbetween
Hi. This flows well and is fresh, and it ends effectively. My one small quibble is the word "fleeing." The rhyme here works well, but I think that it would ...
Aug 29, 2009 -
Re: Unique
Hi. This flows well, and the isolation of the final line is effective. I think it might be interesting to expand on the various comparisons. I'd look more closely at ...
Aug 29, 2009
