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Re: Vegas
Hallo, Misstoria, Vegas is a big place, and there's more to it than meets the eye. I think your poem is a fair summation of the Vegas stereotype, but here's ...
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Re: Venom
Hi there, Emily, From the description your included with your poem, I believe this is about metaphorical venom and not literal, ja? :P Here, it's a little hard to distinguish ...
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Re: Future Sky
Hey, Kat, I like what you're trying to do here, and I can see the sky you're describing. You kept an even rhyme scheme throughout the majority of the poem, ...
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Re: Traveler
BlueAfrica, This is a pristine example of why I love your poetry. It's active. It catches me at the first line and pulls me in so deep that I am ...
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Re: dearest
Hi, Elbrie! Is this one of those wonderful six-word stories based off a single word prompt? I suppose there isn't much to comment on here, but in case it is ...
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Re: Cherokee
BlueAfrica, I sometimes feel like it's defeating my purpose as a reviewer when I post comments of no constructive merit in response to literature, but since I haven't reminded you ...
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Re: Like Glass
Hallo! I'm pleased to see more and more pantoums around YWS. I approve of this. :) That said, they're difficult poems to master -- you have to think in advance ...
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Re: Guidance
Hi there, Sayshi, I'm June, I thought this was lovely. I have a soft spot in my heart for poems about family, and poems like this remind me to be ...
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Re: Identity Thief
Hey there, Tteele! June here, Sayshi previously outlined a number of good points towards improving your poem, so keep those in mind while I keep my comments general. I felt ...
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Re: Never Mind
Hey there, Zipit, I haven't read a piece quite as excellently executed as this in quite a while, so it was a much appreciated change of pace around here. Everything ...
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Re: Insomnia
Hey there, James, I'm June, Insomnia is such a tough cookie. I feel like this poem as a whole was rather underwhelming. I liked the sandman reference, but the topic ...
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Re: Meditate
Hey, Aley, June here, The problem I am having with this poem is that I don't feel that it comes to life at any point. I know that that is ...
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Re: The Gardener
Hallo, June here, I believe i will forever be an appreciator of your poetry. To begin: and he sews in arduous rows I think sews should be sows, because it's ...
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Re: Bury Me
Hi there, Pumpkin! June here. This poem reminded me of the consolatory poems you find in the heart-warming cards and keepsakes of many gift shoppes. In the spirit of keeping ...
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Re: Haiku
Hey there, reowine, June here, I am a huge appreciator of haiku verse, and this one made me smile. It's quite hard to critique haiku unless it blatantly disregards the ...
May 26, 2013
