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Re: A New Hop in Clyss
Instead of saying "Faulk," consider: "Faulking tap dancing elephants in pink tutus of the nth dimensional portal coming out to kill us why why why!" Good luck with nanowrimo! :D
Nov 24, 2009 -
Re: To the Star of Ithaka I love
Hey, cool it guys! ;) Anyway, as far as your poem... I was a bit confused by the reference of "Ithaka." To me, your epigraph seemed out of place and ...
Nov 24, 2009 -
Re: Anti-bullying
This may sound surprising, but each of these questions can be a complete basis for a new poem. Awesome, no? ;) It's great that you are asking all these questions ...
Nov 21, 2009 -
Re: don't even think about coming for dessert
You start off strong and with attitude (which I always like) but then you started listing weird-sounding desserts, which was very off-putting. True, you had some commentary attached to the ...
Nov 21, 2009 -
Re: Done faking whats not there
Hey Kookie! When writing poetry, you want to catch your read off guard. Make them a little off-balance, surprise them with the power of your words... make them drunk with ...
Nov 21, 2009 -
Re: Love is Not a Document
This is awful. Its entire purpose as a poem is to preach and rant. It has neither introduction or conclusion. Worst yet, it flip-flops and uses imprecise language to persuade... ...
Nov 21, 2009 -
Re: Love Poem of a Maple Tree
What I don't quite understand is what is the timing of this piece? Usually, in poems about trees, the trees get older and wiser, but this tree seems to be ...
Nov 21, 2009 -
Re: Butterfly Return
This looks to be one of those works that you tried to make it sound all artsy because you made something slightly pretty and then decided, "Hey! It's too pretty! ...
Nov 21, 2009 -
Re: Ballerina No More
It doesn't quite sound like the dancer in the story. I mean, you have a strict format to work with, but you can tweak it so that the story is ...
Nov 21, 2009 -
Re: I Will Write for Her
OMG! OMG! You're back! :D I've missed you and your pretty poetry! Except this wasn't pretty... very gritty. I pretty much loved it and its dirtiness. Lovely stuff! A grammar ...
Nov 19, 2009 -
Re: The Doves
Hello and welcome to YWS! The other guys were right! There were a lot of grammatical errors, but they can be easily fixed. Just take the time and fix it. ...
Nov 17, 2009 -
Re: The Rape Tunnel (1)
But... does it coil... like a snake? ;) But yeah... I totally know what's going to happen next (and yes, the spoilers are spoilers for a reason... they will curdle ...
Nov 12, 2009 -
Re: Maury & Marie
LOL! Still trying to argue with your reviewers, eh? When will you ever learn? ;) So... this isn't going to be a review. Really. Because it's late and stuff and ...
Nov 12, 2009 -
Re: e minor
I was wondering when you would post this! Just a couple of comments before the actual critique: -> Try not to use the passive voice. When you say, "my fingers ...
Nov 10, 2009 -
Re: Boycotting Milk
Generally, poetry is written to dig further into a subject rather than to gloss over it. ;) A cliche that comes to mind is, "Write what you know." As you ...
Nov 10, 2009
