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Re: they tell me that writing is a form of art founded on rules
I love this poem. I've had stories and poems criticized in class because they didn't follow the proper rules (punctuation, choice of words, etc.) or because they were too vague ...
Jan 9, 2016 -
Re: Irish Slave Trade Story - Chapter 2 (Book 1)
I love Irish stuff. I love Irish fiddling, and at an Irish fiddling class I attended this summer, I learned a lot about the Irish people and the history. I ...
Jul 25, 2015 -
Re: Cry of an Orphan
The opening line is awesome. And everything else is powerful and hard-hitting. It kind of sounds like the story I'm writing, in a way. Locking yourself in the mind of ...
Jul 25, 2015 -
Re: Victorian
"A polite smile was still painted perfectly on her full lips"--I love the use of the smile being "painted". I use it all the time, but I've hardly seen it ...
Jul 25, 2015 -
Re: Bodies
Zutara forever. I ship it so hard. I definitely like the story. I like the setting and the time period and the romantic darkness. The writing was sometimes awkwardly worded, ...
Jul 25, 2015 -
Re: Choose Hope...
This is simple, but pleasant and graceful. I like the symmetry between all of the sections of the poem. I really have no criticism. I will say that the love ...
Jul 25, 2015 -
Re: Drowning
This is a fascinating poem. I love the metaphor of the thoughts being the water, and not being able to survive with simply thoughts. "I'm grounded here though, but there's ...
Jul 25, 2015 -
Re: Summer Teardrops
Okay so I like some things about this poem and I have a few problems. I really like how the tears keep building bigger and bigger bodies of water with ...
Jul 25, 2015 -
Re: June Haiku
I like the first haiku. Judging by the first and third lines, it's seems lighthearted and simple, but the second line gives it more of a melancholy or grievous feel ...
Jul 25, 2015 -
Re: Spring-Heel - Chapter 1, Part One
I'm laughing right now because this is really good for a piece where nobody, including the writer, knows what exactly is going on. The imagery is very, very beautiful, as ...
Jul 25, 2015 -
Re: This World
Here to repay the favor! This is such a wonderful poem. I love the transition--it first starts off melancholy and harshly truthful, but then kind of smooths into this concoction ...
Jul 9, 2015 -
Re: The Rivers Clinic
Just reading this is making me go insane. I can't imagine the external world mirroring my internal world. I have always struggled with mental illness, but we didn't diagnose it ...
May 31, 2015 -
Re: The Sisters
I really enjoyed this poem! It's so prettily written, and I like the rhyming there a special word for that? There is, right? In case you couldn't tell, I'm not ...
May 30, 2015 -
Re: An Oncoming Squall
Okay, so at first I was reading this, and I was like "Hmm, too cliche. Girl on a warship...acts like a man and challenges as if she's in modern times...I'm ...
May 28, 2015 -
Re: it's not very safe in wonderland
This is a great poem! I'm not always entertained by poetry, but this is great! I love the description of the "brittle mind". The metaphor is great, and I love ...
May 28, 2015
