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  • Poetry » General, Realistic Re: My Father

    Hey hey! Welcome to YWS and thanks for posting this emotionally raw and honest poem. What I loved: the journey from childhood admiration to disappointment and emotional distance is well ...

    Aug 12
  • Poetry » General, General Re: Yet, When, If

    Hey there, JMBM back with a mini-review. So, your poem, the way I understand it, is about your desire for pregnancy with the accompanying fear that surfaces on that last ...

    Aug 11
  • Short Story » Narrative, Other Re: ,,Please, make it go away''

    Hi, JMBM here, hiding under my blanket and reading your story. I never try to review an entire piece at once cuz that's scary; I'll always feel like I missed ...

    Jul 24
  • Poetry » General, General Re: highway hypnosis

    Afternoon! JMBM here with a mini review. First impressions. Cool format! On the first read, seeing that 'RED' interrupt the first stanza was hyper effective because it wasn't immediately obvious ...

    Jun 10
  • Poetry » General, General Re: american dust and other silent killers

    Hi, Mini Review on this lovely sunday morning! I'm using Cherie's fruit-themed template today. Skin - Initial Observations The title. It was intriguing. Once I'd read the work I saw ...

    Jun 7
  • Poetry » Realistic, General Re: Child in the 21st century.

    Best parts: "The street lights you used to follow home are broken / And now we stumble through the darkness" - This is beautifully concrete imagery that carries the weight ...

    May 12
  • Poetry » Health, Horror Re: The Divided House

    Wow, that's really hard, I sympathise. Just know that seriously every day you get up and go out there into the big wide world without assassinating anyone? You're doing more ...

    May 12
  • Poetry » General, Realistic Re: carry it like a madwoman

    Omg your title is insane! I love that line. It's so powerful. ok mini review today! One thing I loved: the italicized part. 'You're a special flavour of undoing', that's ...

    May 10
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Disconnected-early draft

    Okay so I just read through your draft and honestly? It's pretty cool. Like the whole waking-up-and-not-being-able-to-see-yourself thing is genuinely creepy and I was immediately hooked. That's a soli

    May 10
  • Poetry » Realistic, Dramatic Re: ars (ours) poetica

    Really enjoyed this one! The opening immediately grabbed me - there's something about the casual way you mention almost getting hit by a truck that feels very real and modern. ...

    May 4
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Literature Re: “Infinite Scroll, Finite Mind”

    Mini review here on this lovely summer morning! Which, by the way, I know we all love YWS but- as this poem is telling us - maybe it's time to ...

    May 4
  • Poetry » Spiritual, General Re: The Funeral

    Hi! You're my second mini-review of the day, so again, mini reviews do NOT list everything that's good about your poem, and this is not all the attention your striking ...

    Apr 22
  • Poetry » Narrative, Politics Re: What does it mean to be Asian?

    Hi, I'm here for a mini-review. Just a heads-up, my mini-reviews definitely do not list all the things I liked about a poem, just what struck me most on first ...

    Apr 22
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: my sad isn't picturesque

    You referencing Edgar Allen Poe's 'The raven'? ('Nevermore') I love that poem! Now onto the mini - review. What I loved: This. it's laughable you're happy are you happy because ...

    Apr 16
  • Poetry » Realistic, General Re: Rio

    Your poem is short but sharp. I like how you opened with the sensory details of touch and taste as opposed to the more conventional sight. It brings us right ...

    Apr 16


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