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Re: Sick Day
I must agree with Jojo on the showing, not telling critique. You don't give any clear imagery, and though you somewhat give examples of feeling, most of it is pretty ...
Jan 23, 2011 -
Re: Sample of My Writing Skill please comment 'Who am I really?'
Hey Spire! Here is your review, as promised. I wonder who I am... I'm not sure I particularly like the ellipses here or on the following line. Only in very, ...
Jan 23, 2011 -
Re: I've Been Known
Prepare for a harsh review. I'm sorry, but this has no rhythm. The lines are much too long and the words hardly complement each other. In addition to this, each ...
Jan 22, 2011 -
Re: Lost in Limbo
This is a very interesting poem. You effortlessly develop the feeling of the poem. One thing I am not sure I like, however, is the rhyming pattern. When a poem ...
Jan 22, 2011 -
Re: Soulshattered
Agh! Stop! I'm on the verge of tears! Seriously, though. This is really good: very emotional, very touching, very...well, here are my critiques. Just some punctuation issues I found along ...
Jan 22, 2011 -
Re: The Enemy Chapter 1
Nice work. What I am seeing right now is a person who is being forced by some incorporeal, or else psychokinetic, "enemy" of his. The person then defies the enemy, ...
Jan 21, 2011 -
Re: Motherly Love
Watching my feet and being careful not to step on dry piles of leaves, I slipped silently through the unfenced backyards of quiet houses. The houses were, in all truth, ...
Jan 20, 2011 -
Re: Back Home
This is great. It is not original, but I like the suspense you build along the way. Your style possesses voice. And voice is a difficult thing for many writers ...
Jan 19, 2011 -
Re: Take A Walk With Me, Dad.
This really is a beautiful poem. I loved reading it - especially near the end. The very last line was most enviable. Here are some quibbles of mine: He said, ...
Jan 19, 2011 -
Re: Outcasts Prologue And Chapter One
Hey! I started this a while ago, and decided I might as well post this in hope of some reviews so it isn't so crappy. Anyway, I hope you like ...
Jan 19, 2011 -
Re: Aurora: Prologue
This is a very interesting piece. I love science fiction stories like the one that this prologue is suggestive of - ones that make one question the ideals of the ...
Jan 18, 2011 -
Re: Funeral of an Adopted Mother
I am very glad to have come across this. You have a beautiful writing style - almost poetic, but just enough so that it can still be considered a short ...
Jan 18, 2011 -
Re: Lifeline
I liked, if not loved, this poem. You have a good rhythm, a good idea, and good imagery. Here are my critiques: you’re tracing thoughts into the lines of my ...
Jan 18, 2011 -
Re: Burden
I like this poem. I like it a lot. You have a voice - a voice that you maintain throughout the piece. It was this - the voice - that ...
Jan 18, 2011 -
Re: City Lights Come Crashing Down
You are a very good poet. I loved the metaphors, I loved the story interwoven with the metaphysicalness of the more emotional statements. This piece was beautifully crafted. Here is ...
Jan 18, 2011
