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Leja

  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Jack's NaPoWriMo Thread

    I love all the liquid images here, especially given the evaporation at the very end. The only thing I wonder about is how the smiles evaporate when the sun is ...

    Apr 3, 2008
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Poetic Poppycock - Suz's NaPoWriMo

    lol, I love those half-asleep moments of noting in the dark. Always interesting to read come morning! ^_^ This seems like a very whole poem, like it's something I can ...

    Apr 3, 2008
  • Lyric Poetry Re: It Is Far Better

    The "you" seems heavily accented, almost spat out. This is a good thing, since there's obviously anger directed at this "you", but it's used so often that it starts to ...

    Apr 3, 2008
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Leja's NaPoWriMo thread

    Ooh, thanks for pointing that out, Jasmine. I totally didn't notice! *will edit* ^_^

    Apr 3, 2008
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Leja's NaPoWriMo thread

    Thanks all ^_^ First off, I did honestly write 2 April's poem on 2 April, but I got to it so late that it was past the time that one ...

    Apr 3, 2008
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Cal's NaPoWriMo Thread

    This has such a nice, clear tone to it. I like it a lot ^_^ especially the ending.

    Apr 3, 2008
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Emily's NaPoWriMo Thread

    I think that I think the ideas here are cool, but they seem a little fuzzy. The fourth line was the one that confused me; I feel like I'm missing ...

    Apr 3, 2008
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Poetic Poppycock - Suz's NaPoWriMo

    Can a kiss quiet my sunken self-esteem? Only in my dreams. This metaphor seems a little vague; the word quiet makes me thing of something auditory, and self-esteem sinking is ...

    Apr 3, 2008
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Le Penguin's NaPoWriMo Thread.

    Clots of fluorescent lights sway with the waves, I love the word "clots" here. All the words, actually, are strong individually and in conjunction with each other, which only adds ...

    Apr 3, 2008
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Moral Devour - My first poem

    Look especially at the first stanza. It seems like a string of lines, loosly connected, rather than a unified image. The "you" in the second stanza is a little jarring, ...

    Apr 3, 2008
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Cal's NaPoWriMo Thread

    What I've decided to do is draw inspiration from paintings, I will post the piece of art after the poetry. Now, to onto the mess. ooh, cool! I like the ...

    Apr 2, 2008
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Emily's NaPoWriMo Thread

    The only critique I have is that these seem like a lot of one-line phrases. I like the contrast between plant seeds and the last line of "the ones that ...

    Apr 2, 2008
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Trident's NaPoWriMo

    those three men reading those three books on those three park benches. Surprisingly, I like the repetition here. I also like the semi-repetition near the end because it picks up ...

    Apr 2, 2008
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: Updated 30 April: Le Deluge! Cade's Thread.

    the people peering into my PVC pipe into heaven will wrap their arms around me, say "Welcome. That wasn't so bad, was it?" The two uses of "into" here make ...

    Apr 2, 2008
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: One Poem A Day...

    haha, I haven't been in much of a butchering mood as of late, but I'll see what I can conjure up ^_^ There's a lot of the word "in". Is ...

    Apr 2, 2008


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