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Re: Oxford on a Sunday
Oh my, yes, so lovely. Quite a vibrant picture, and peaceful and rarefied, the way the ancient universities are always portrayed. I like the first long stanza very much. wonderful ...
Mar 8, 2010 -
Re: My Funny Friend and Me
ah, this is quite sweet and lovely :) It's got good rhythm and a nice rhyming scheme that sounds natural and not at all forced. I like poems like this ...
Dec 31, 2009 -
Re: a little dream in abstract
while this poem has some quite lovely lines in it, like this: "you may find the lion who speaks in the flowers" and this "or keep wisdom in your pocket ...
Dec 30, 2009 -
Re: Portrait of His Funeral (reviews please?)
absolutely gorgeous! concise and dreamy and melancholy. I especially liked this bit: "ending with a listless turn away, the silent sound of dress shoes . treading upon the vibrant, living ...
Dec 29, 2009 -
Re: Lightening In The Common Room
I have to say this is one of the more clever poems i've seen on this forum. I'm a little surprised at the obtuseness of the previous reviewers. I especially ...
Dec 29, 2009 -
Re: A common thing really
This is really lovely. You've got a good rhythm and rhymes that seem effortless enough that I didn't entirely notice them until the second time through. I really like the ...
Jul 11, 2009 -
Re: The Old Man Beyond The Stair
I very much enjoyed this. The rhythm and the pacing was very consistant and read very smoothly. Your imagery and phrasing was strong, and yes maybe a little vague here ...
Dec 10, 2007 -
Re: Un-
I like this a lot, especially the first verse. the images I get from it are the quick judgment of the faceless authority and the abandonment of the animal (the ...
Dec 9, 2007 -
Re: Weighty for Worthless [Free-Write]
I enjoyed this, I liked the sort of ambling pace. I made me think of Neil Gaiman's American Gods, the patter and feeling of the writing. the first paragraph drew ...
Feb 10, 2007 -
Re: ...Between...
this has a sort of echoing quality, it creates a strong images. A stage as a stage and a stage as a metephor. A lot of what poetry (to me) ...
Feb 7, 2007 -
Re: something to have fun with
okay... off the top of my head some ideas/questions to think about in utterly random order. some of these might be usefull, or not, you never know. the planet they ...
Mar 16, 2005 -
Re: english gothic
Absolutely gorgeous. Stunning really, this has to be some of the best writing on this site. i see into it clearly, these brilliant metephoric flashes of imgaes you created. you ...
Mar 16, 2005 -
Re: 100% marshmellow fluff--with a bit of flare
very beautiful. tranquil. I enjoyed your use of the language.there's something oblique and undefined about it, which is god and bad, depeding on your perspective. it's enjoyable but doesn't creat ...
Jan 24, 2005 -
Re: Suzhou
very beatifull poem. a paper cuttout illustration of grotesque suffering. the rhythm was. heartfelt imagry, with a tang of resentment and salted with regret. it is alluring and off-putting at ...
Jan 21, 2005 -
Re: The Sound of Strings (finished!)
this is a lovely piece. I'm afraid that I have to disagree with the other reviewers. There is nothing wrong with a poem that needs to be reread a time ...
Jan 20, 2005
