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Jasmine Hart

  • Poetry » Dramatic, General 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
  • Poetry » Narrative, General 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
  • Poetry » Other, General 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
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General 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
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General 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
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General 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
  • Poetry » Other, General 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
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General 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
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General 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
  • Poetry » Other, General 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
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General 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
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General 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
  • Poetry » Other, General 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
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General 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
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General 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


“Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all -
— Emily Dickinson