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Re: Goodbye Number Two
Hi there, Hannah. As always, your images send me shivers. However, this poem doesn't feel as tight as your usual work. I am gooseflesh and nothing until the gush from ...
Feb 9, 2013 -
Re: I'm a dust bunnyy
Hi there, Persy. I am so glad that you posted this. Your poetry always makes my day better. It's so beautiful. Let me first address the title. If I had ...
Feb 8, 2013 -
Re: when it could be a lie *revised*
Hi there, ScarlettFire. I believe I reviewed the first version of this (unless I'm mistaken), and this is tons better. You really cut it down and cleaned it up. Yay! ...
Feb 8, 2013 -
Re: Love is Endless
Hi there, Drew. This is my honest opinion. It's filled with good intentions. I like how you try to take a cliche image of love and use it in different ...
Feb 8, 2013 -
Re: Army of Justice
Hi there, and welcome to YWS. As previous reviewers have stated, this is more of an essay than it is a poem. It is a very short essay that has ...
Feb 8, 2013 -
Re: The inevitable- revised
Hi there, meggs. I think I critiqued the first version of this poem-- correct me if I'm wrong (I know that I read the original, at least). This version is ...
Feb 7, 2013 -
Re: Dark Skies and Lullabies
Hi there, UrbanCastle. Hmm. An interesting idea. I like some of your images, and I definitely dig your ideas. However, you have a serious issue with meandering around and not ...
Feb 7, 2013 -
Re: Delightfully Dead (18+)
Hi there, Flower child (I love your avvie, by the way). I feel like this is rather prose-y. I understand that for whatever reason, you weren't able to break it ...
Feb 7, 2013 -
Re: The Life Of a Raindrop
Hi there, Infinity. I love rain, and I love poems, so this is right up my alley. The first thing I noticed about your poem is that the first two ...
Feb 7, 2013 -
Re: Late Night Reading
Hi there, LovelyTeaRoses. This is lovely. I haven't read many poems about how books make you feel (or, as in your case, the characters we all fall in love with). ...
Feb 7, 2013 -
Re: A Kind of Life
Hi there, Gummie. You will be receiving my one hundredth review. Feel special (or not, haha (there were ninety-nine before you)). This poem seems rather unfocused. I feel like you're ...
Feb 6, 2013 -
Re: when it could be a lie
Hi there. This is an interesting idea, though I feel like you're telling the reader how to feel a little bit. It's not too bad, but the feeling is there ...
Feb 6, 2013 -
Re: into the forest
Hi there, Persy. Your first stanza is great. I love "spines of pines" because it's an internal rhyme (those are my favorite) and it's extremely descriptive. Lovely. I think that ...
Feb 6, 2013 -
Re: That's so gay (Poetry Slam)
Hi, dogsy! The fourth stanza is your best. It really shows how all the prejudices of the older generations filter down to sully the minds of the children. And we ...
Feb 6, 2013 -
Re: crazy little pills
Hi there, niteowl! You use some amazing imagery in this poem that really steals my breath. This stanza in particular is awesome: but then lights assault me, as I run ...
Feb 6, 2013
