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Re: Family Affair
This is such a powerful piece. Your use of dialogue to capture the characters emotions is extremely well done. Keep up the wonderful writing! :D
Jul 25, 2011 -
Re: Carefree Care(less): Ode to Happiness
I really liked the theme of the poem. The only thing that made me a little uneasy was the punctuation of the first stanza-- the colons and the ...s slightly ...
Jul 24, 2011 -
Re: How I feel
I really like this poem! I'm a little confused about the tenses though because you write "had exist" and then "had been broken", "tried", "break it" so I am not ...
Jul 24, 2011 -
Re: On Your Knees
This poem is so cute! Although you definitely know what is coming, I think it is one of those feel-good happy-ending poems the hopeless need to hear every once in ...
Jul 24, 2011 -
Re: Secret Language
In my honest opinion, it sounds like an intelligent rambling three year old. While I understand the motivation for posting it, to illicit a response from YWSers about your prodigee-like ...
Jul 24, 2011 -
Re: How a homosexual man changed my life
Preface: This is a personal essay I am writing for admissions to university. According to my guidance counselor, and earlier essays I posted on YWS, are not suitable for the ...
Jul 24, 2011 -
Re: A brief history of boys I fancied as a teenager
I really loved this piece. It was very informal, and that was comforting in a way. I could totally relate to having crushes on boys who didn't even have me ...
Jul 24, 2011 -
Re: College Essays
They are all amazing pieces! If I had to guess which one you submitted I would probably say either number 2 or 4. I'm writing a few college essays myself, ...
Jul 20, 2011 -
Re: Sinking
Very cute poem! I think the message is great as well. The one thing that bugged me was the rhyme scheme. It was annoying to get through because some parts ...
Jul 13, 2011 -
Re: The Things I learned before I turned 17 (Revised)
Preface: This is a personal essay I am writing for admissions to university. According to my guidance counselor, and earlier essay I posted on YWS, The Trichotomy of Me, was ...
Jul 13, 2011 -
Re: Goodbye Stranger
Goodbye Stranger They say blood is thicker than water but not blood I never knew I had Where were you for all those moments when I was desperate-needing you-sad? You ...
Jul 11, 2011 -
Re: The Gift Of God
Little comments: was a boy should have a period after it, thus beginning Her boy. It was a well written piece I will say that. If I may, I think ...
Jul 10, 2011 -
Re: Flat World
I really loved this piece. Comments: there were some awkward phrases like your fictional sport--cute but kind of out of place. Why does "The ground" get its own line twice? ...
Jul 10, 2011 -
Re: Coffee
You definitely "brewed" a laugh from me.
Jul 10, 2011 -
Re: The Things I learned before I turned 17
Preface: This is a personal essay I am writing for admissions to university. According to my guidance counselor, and earlier essay I posted on YWS, The Trichotomy of Me, was ...
Jul 10, 2011
