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  • Poetry » General, General Re: 10 pm

    All of the capitalization was VERY intentional. If you'll notice, everything "wrongly" capitalized" is a bigger concept than it appears if I had not capitalized it. It makes the abstract ...

    Dec 22, 2016
  • Poetry » General, General Re: 10 pm

    All of the capitalization was VERY intentional. If you'll notice, everything "wrongly" capitalized" is a bigger concept than it appears if I had not capitalized it. It makes the abstract ...

    Dec 22, 2016
  • Poetry » General, General Re: but the fire underneath of things

    Most of what you were confused about is just poetic devices. The part about the too-hot coat turning into melting skin is juxtaposition and irony smoogled together. The backpedaling is ...

    Nov 22, 2016
  • Poetry » General, General Re: but the fire underneath of things

    The first line is supposed to continue the sentence the title started. hard to see that sometimes with all the info stuff in the way. I def want to be ...

    Nov 20, 2016
  • Poetry » Realistic, Other Re: The Death of The Artist as a Desperate Young Boy

    dang this poem is so raw. It makes me ache. Really good poem, but I'm worried for the author. Take care. Your poetry is amazing, as are you.

    Oct 6, 2016
  • Script » Humor, Fanfiction Re: Biblical Cooking Show

    This was supposed to be under 1.5 minutes for the monologue, so adding more stories wouldn't have been good. Plus I tried writing this earlier and I had a bunch ...

    Sep 5, 2016
  • Script » Humor, Fanfiction Re: Biblical Cooking Show

    This was supposed to be under 1.5 minutes for the monologue, so adding more stories wouldn't have been good. Plus I tried writing this earlier and I had a bunch ...

    Sep 5, 2016
  • Script » Humor, Fanfiction Re: Biblical Cooking Show

    you get the reign of the judges joke??? Where have you read/heard about that? and this was a monologue, so other characters etc. are a no go, and I did ...

    Sep 5, 2016
  • Poetry » Realistic, General Re: a background of blood blossoms

    excellence refined into poetic form.

    Aug 24, 2016
  • Poetry » General, General Re: snowglobe -edited-

    yes! it's a lot more focused. excellent editing!

    Aug 23, 2016
  • Poetry » Culture, General Re: License Plates

    yo btw when I went to the historical state penitentiary they talked a little bit about this and I was like, "hey! I actually knew this!"

    Aug 1, 2016
  • Poetry » General, General Re: outside with friends

    also, a line break might denote a pause, but enjambment is totes a cool thing that more people should do! I thought your line breaks were fine!

    Jul 22, 2016
  • Poetry » Culture, General Re: License Plates

    really and for serious? could I see a source so I could read more about it?

    Jul 22, 2016
  • Poetry » General, General Re: even our traces forgot our names and eyes

    hey thanks for the review! I'll agree that this wasn't the most cohesive poem I've written, probably because I tried to mush two poems together. I'll try to follow your ...

    Jul 1, 2016
  • Poetry » General, Literature Re: Dirty Laundry

    Ugh don't air your dirty laundry on YWS. jkjk beautiful poem mags

    Jun 6, 2016


The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.
— H. L. Mencken