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Re: Subject 47 - Prologue
Hi there, FallenAngel! I see you already have a few comments, and no wonder! This is a very interesting work! I'm just going to lift out bits of your piece ...
Jun 2, 2012 -
Re: When Light is Dark
Hi there, mithrim! Okay, the idea is very clearly here, and I like it, but there are a few things bothering me. My first piece of advice to you would ...
May 30, 2012 -
Re: Where the Phoenix Lays her Eggs
Hey Rydia! This was hilarious! It reminded me of a guy I saw clutching at my fence and moaning to himself yesterday—either drunk or high. This poem made me able ...
May 25, 2012 -
Re: The 3 Levels of the Gifted
Hi Granger! I'm here to review your piece. Well done with this chapter! My first bit of advice is to be careful with information dumps. I know that you want ...
May 25, 2012 -
Re: The last start prologue re-edited
Okay, just to add to what Rydia said, perhaps you should make it more realistic: no way someone with a broken ankle would be able to outrun lots of men ...
May 25, 2012 -
Re: Tears for fears (Wish upon a star-- poetry series)
Hi there! The first stanza is really great. I like the way it plays with the reader, and draws them into the poem. The second stanza is fine, but I ...
May 24, 2012 -
Re: Knight Riders
Hi there! Emily pointed out a few typos and grammos, but I'll do the full service, seeing as I have so much time :) I'll just paste it in here, ...
May 24, 2012 -
Re: The Mother's Wish
When I first read this, I wondered what was going on until I reached the end and realised it. A flood of goosebumps went down my back. Even though this ...
May 24, 2012 -
Re: Solitude (a Haiku)
Okay, I'll be the first to review your poem. First a bit more on your form: Haikus are far more than 5-7-5. The modern English version of the haiku uses ...
Apr 22, 2012 -
Re: The Alliterist
Wow! This is something wholly new and strange! I loved it. I instinctively started whispering the tongue-entwining phrases and grinning at some choice passages. Just check your spelling for "alliteris
Apr 16, 2012 -
Re: "Seventh Grade"
Hey yubbies! First thing I think is: I know the feeling. Then I sit in smug satisfaction nodding at every familiar phrase. You certainly did a great job with expressing ...
Apr 10, 2012 -
Re: Drowning voices
Hey again, dogs! That is so beautiful and sad! You really have a gift for emotional poetry, because you give it emotion without being morbid or sickening. This rhythmic kind ...
Apr 7, 2012 -
Re: Spider
Hi Deanie! I loved the simplicity and childlike sound of the poem. It reminds me a bit of William Blake's Auguries of Innocence, because of the random rhyming style and ...
Mar 24, 2012 -
Re: Chicken Fingers
Hi there, gummiebaerrs! Feedback coming up. This is an utterly beguiling insight into a family's life. It's as though you have hidden me in the laundry basket and I'm peeping ...
Mar 24, 2012 -
Re: Dragons and Riders: Chapter 1
Firstly, hello and welcome to YWS! I admire your bravery for submitting such a long, difficult chapter! I liked the way the story flowed, the characters, and the way you ...
Feb 11, 2012
