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  • Lyric Poetry Re: Sick Day

    My head's spinning a little bit unhealthily at the moment, so I'll make this quick and come back to it: my first impression says very, very good poem (making pain/anger/etc ...

    Mar 4, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Are Schooldays the Happiest days of ones Life ??????

    Well, there's a difference between happy days and happiest days of your life :) I think schooldays, for me at least, are certainly happy days: I've got a great set ...

    Mar 4, 2006
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: For You, I'll Speak French

    Thanks for the encouragement, guys: something Incandescence said, about finding and dealing with your poetic voice kind of hit a nerve, a little while back - I guess this was ...

    Mar 4, 2006
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Two-sided Novel

    Ever read Happenstance by Carol Shields? You read from the start to the middle, which is the husband's story, and then you close the book, flip it over and read ...

    Mar 4, 2006
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: My Poem

    Interesting, interesting. Firstly, the rhyme; you've not done too badly, I think - there are parts where it seems a little forced and like you've struggled to fit the poem ...

    Mar 4, 2006
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Can I change Ur Mind?

    Reichieru, if you're being taught anything, part of that is learning what your limits are, and how you should best achieve higher and better skills. Before you do differentiation in ...

    Mar 3, 2006
  • Other Poetry Re: Roses

    Interesting; short but sweet, as they say. It's a little hard to critique a piece that's got so little to write about, but that's alright :) all pieces have their ...

    Mar 3, 2006
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Can I change Ur Mind?

    I didn't mean stop using rhymes until she's better at ryhming; I mean stop using them until she's better at poetry in general. Using rhyme effectively - *especially* in free ...

    Mar 3, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Lenten Sacrifices

    Showers would only get in the way of your praying if you always think "I want to talk to God now... but I'll have a shower instead, because that's what ...

    Mar 3, 2006
  • Randomosity Re: Rate the "Custom Rank" Above You.

    In my experience, the people who say that kind of thing are usually the furthest from it. 5/10

    Mar 2, 2006
  • Other Poetry Re: Windmill and Smile

    Windmill is definitely my favourite out of the two: I didn't entirely get what it was about (well, I may have done, but I'm not sure...) but I loved how ...

    Mar 2, 2006
  • Welcome Mat Re: HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY!!!!!!!!!

    Yeah, I'm just nice all over. Mwah. Ha. Ha. Ha. ... ANYway - hello!

    Mar 2, 2006
  • Official Polls Re: Best Movie of 2005

    ... I'll excuse the fact that you haven't voted Walk the Line because you're all youngun's, musically speaking. AND YOU'RE ALL SINNERS.

    Mar 2, 2006
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Top 5 Best Books

    I see plenty of Ender's Game fans around - I love you all. Lots and lots and lots. The last one is due out soon, isn't it... and the MOVIE. ...

    Mar 2, 2006
  • Other Poetry Re: Holding On (a Shakespearean sonnet)

    You've got the structure of a SS very well; major kudos, you don't get a lot of strongly structured poetry around anymore. The only point you've slightly fallen off the ...

    Mar 2, 2006


“And how shall I think of you?' He considered a moment and then laughed. 'Think of me with my nose in a book!”
— Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell