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  • Other Poetry Re: Farewell the Fallen

    Too many farewells. This is all rather unimaginative. You have some sort of meaning, granted, Farewelll those who died in the name of peace and in the name of war ...

    Jun 3, 2008
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Elusive words

    I liked the final stanza and some of the second and third. I don't suppose you've ever heard the song "Let The Drummer Kick" by Citzen Cope? It comes across ...

    Jun 3, 2008
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Welcome to the Desert of the Real

    This really just makes me want to applaud. The lexical choice is superb. The imagery is great and you have a clear direction as to what it is that you ...

    Jun 3, 2008
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Requirements

    I didn't actually realise there were squares in the poem until I recently read over it. They're em-dashes, I copied it from word so it must be a formatting problem. ...

    May 25, 2008
  • Narrative Poetry Re: Shadow Dancing

    First off, is it without punctuation for a poetic purpose? (I see commas but no full stops) "in-rhythm inhalation" sounds slightly strange I'm not sure exactly if it works; The ...

    May 22, 2008
  • Other Poetry Re: The Pirate Ship

    This doesn't go anywhere. There is a very limited amount of interest that someone can afford to a description of ships. A story about ships fighting? Yes sure. An interesting ...

    May 22, 2008
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Requirements

    Freeze my blood till I have rose-red wood in my veins: Blood they say is the thought of the brain. Place me in ice and exorcise that Sylvan Beast. Yet, ...

    May 21, 2008
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Echoes

    This seems to be mainly a nostalgic recollection. There isn't much in terms of emotive description. I mean, what is there in this that makes me care about this? Or ...

    May 21, 2008
  • Action/Adventure Short Stories Re: Two for joy

    Abstract, thunderous creatures of tempestuous oceans and stinging fires intertwined To start off, here, I think your somewhat too wordy and I'm not so sure as to whether you're generalizing ...

    May 21, 2008
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: How the Silver Wears

    It's original which for me practically ensures some level of enjoyment. Okay to start: two grammatical things. With a knife I can peal skin, remove veins, Should that be "peel". ...

    May 19, 2008
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Questions Arise! (edit)

    I don't know. I'm not inspired or even really questioning. Entitled "Questions Arise!" I expected the questions which were to arise would either be more reader accessible or the poem ...

    May 19, 2008
  • Other Poetry Re: The View From A Hot Air Balloon

    It was pretty and pretty good. I just felt it was lacking a really effective ending. ‘Come with me, love- come with me!’ " 'Come with me, love' " I ...

    May 18, 2008
  • Other Poetry Re: After Midnight

    It's an interesting style and I like it. However, it comes across somewhat like an acrostic. A is for ... B is for ... Maybe mix it up a bit ...

    May 18, 2008
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Scattered, Shattered, and Whole

    It's nicely simple and what's said is nicely expressed but well, is much being said? It comes across as a simple retelling. I hurt you, I don't regret it, I've ...

    May 18, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: My Own Worst Enemy

    I remember the day perfectly. I was sitting in my biology class, half listening to Mrs. Colons speak. Basically I was just writing song lyrics in the margin of my ...

    May 18, 2008


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