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Re: The Blinded Sonneteer
Yay, a sonnet! I love sonnets. If you're interested in them,there's a brilliant anthology called "No Bliss Like This", which is definitely worth a read. Your meter is perfect and ...
Apr 11, 2009 -
Re: I am the wild horse
This is really interesting. I love how you put forward the horse's persona. It's also effective how you make the poem circular by linking the end to the beginning, and ...
Apr 11, 2009 -
Re: “Full stop”
I love this. It's very clever, and flows very well. It's also very original. Stanzas two and three were particularly witty, and the ending is very effective. I'm not sure ...
Apr 11, 2009 -
Re: Throat Muscles
This flows well and the imagery is good. I especially like; "sour pills long fermenting in your sidestreet pockets", "Your hands flutter to stopper my thrashing veins, " and "splinted ...
Apr 11, 2009 -
Re: Winter Epiphany
I really enjoyed this, as usual. I agree that the first two lines are too much. I think they're more telling than showing. I'd try to paint more of a ...
Mar 25, 2009 -
Re: What Are We?
The theme is good, and you manage happy poetry very well. "What Are We? Dancing on the playful breeze , Resting in the notches of trees ( I like this ...
Mar 24, 2009 -
Re: hope
Rather than looking at how you're in pain, I'd try thinking about why you are, and describe the scenes. I like how you turn things around at the end; that ...
Mar 24, 2009 -
Re: What's a Girl to Do?
Hi Turtle. Welcome to YWS. This flows well, and the ending is effective. I'd only use the refrain at the beginning and the end, as it gets a little tedious. ...
Mar 24, 2009 -
Re: Harry Cullen & Edward Potter
Heehee. That was brilliant! I especially loved "Malfoy: Hey, you’re badder than I gave you credit for, Mud-Blood. Wanna go out on Saturday? We can grab a Firewhisky together at ...
Mar 12, 2009 -
Re: To Swallow a Swallow
This amused me. :) I love the rhyme, and I love the dark humour. I really loved the contrast in; "until the blood bathed our sultry skin." I also love ...
Mar 12, 2009 -
Re: War Observed
The rhythm of this is hypnotic. I'd cut "when" and "and" from the first stanza.I love "rubble rings" and "vermin delegates". Your imagery is great. I'd change "man" to "men." ...
Mar 12, 2009 -
Re: Remember the Rain
I love the rythm of this. "Proud children tilt their blackened heads, limbs rustled by the breeze as sunlight dapples on red hems of petticoats, to their knees. Great laughter ...
Mar 12, 2009 -
Re: Billy and the Flowers
I love it, but then, what else is new? The narrative voice is great, and has a sort of childishness about it which works effectively with the theme, the whole ...
Mar 12, 2009 -
Re: As I Tango
This is nice. I like the idea behind it and how it starts slowly and winds down towards the end. I'd change "tumble". If you're dancing gracefully, you're unlikely to ...
Mar 12, 2009 -
Re: I am I am I am I am
I think I'm missing something, so I'm not sure how much use my review will be to you, but I'll give it a shot. I love the first line, it ...
Mar 12, 2009
