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  • Poetry » Culture, Historical Fiction Re: [Post Deleted]

    Hey Hayden, This is an interesting poem, mostly because I don't know who the narrator is even at the ending. You might be alluding to it somewhere and I'm just ...

    Jun 24, 2012
  • Poetry » General, General Re: My Minstrel Boy

    CaT!, This will be short because you've written a beautiful little poem here! I agree with Sabre that your second stanza needs a couple more lines if only because it ...

    Jun 24, 2012
  • Poetry » Realistic, General Re: we pull each other apart with our gravities

    Niagini, You open and close this poem with the most important lines. The lines that sink into my marrow and lie there, little slugs of meaning imbued on my understanding. ...

    Jun 24, 2012
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Tides That Calm

    Hi there, Kimashleigh! I like what you're doing with the imagery in this piece, you can really feel the situation and the scenery, which is really important in the shorter ...

    Jun 15, 2012
  • Poetry » General, General Re: Butterfly

    Hi Amii! It's awesome that you get to do some free verse poetry for school. I don't remember doing any (way back in the day) but I'm sure I would ...

    Jun 15, 2012
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Cosine charisma and electric veal cutlets

    Karzkid, You're pushing me here, I don't think I read this before I promised you I'd comment on it. And now I'm kind of regretting that because I'm going to ...

    Feb 5, 2012
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Karkinos

    Hi Licious! I’m here as requested! I’ve read both spoilers and think that you’re on track for a fairly subtle (although not too subtle) look at cancer in the poem. ...

    Jan 28, 2012
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Galaxy

    Hey Curves! Here as I’m pretty sure you demanded! This is maybe going to be a bit long, I’m still not sure what I’m going to say exactly. Your poem ...

    Jan 8, 2012
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: A dream

    Hi aseel! Reading the first versus the second version of your poem, the second is far more interesting! I had to look up the French, but it is gorgeous! I ...

    Jan 6, 2012
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: For Me

    Hello Mello! You have the nice base of a poem here, working well with imagery and a good sense of tone. I do think that it needs a bit of ...

    Jan 5, 2012
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: I said,

    Hey Los. I like this poem for the concept you've got going, it's working on a theoretical level but less on a practical one. The repetitious nature of "I said" ...

    Jan 3, 2012
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: these are a few of my favourite things~

    Hey Licious! I feel like I told you I'd look at this! And as it's reviewing challenge time it's clearly as good a time as any. Now, I've read over ...

    Jan 3, 2012
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Deleted 24

    This is old, so I’m cutting you some slack. What you need to work on I think is probably pretty clear to you. It’s cliché with well used phrases and ...

    Dec 19, 2011
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Prelude & Fugue No. 18

    Jaggles, This is utterly beautiful, really. I think that you envisage and visit this bird-like girl very well, she's perfect on the whole. I enjoy her coming through the window, ...

    Dec 11, 2011
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Eternity

    Heys, I like what you’re doing with the rhyme here, you might want to tidy that up so that it’s a more solid rhyme, consistent. When you have inconsistent rhymes ...

    Dec 11, 2011


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