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  • Poetry » Health, Lyrical Re: The Frosted Window

    Hello! Blueca here for a quick review: The imagery of this piece is really lovely. The first two lines immediately conjure the mental image of the first rays of dawn ...

    Mar 17, 2021
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Realistic Re: Compassion is a disease

    This poem! Ahhh!! So good! I'm totally fan-personing(? rip gender neutral terms) over this work. I can relate a lot to this, andit reminded me of all the internal battles ...

    Mar 15, 2021
  • Poetry » Lyrical, Other Re: Ripple

    This is really lovely! The language is colorful and evokes a lot of imagery with rather few words, which is difficult to pull off. I like the harp comparison. Initially, ...

    Mar 14, 2021
  • Poetry » Politics, Historical Fiction Re: Slavery

    For the thematic content of the work, @frogforest has covered it wonderfully. This is a fantastic and very powerful piece about something really hard to talk about. The short lines ...

    Mar 12, 2021
  • Poetry » General, General Re: Seven little rubber bands

    Oh, wow. My father and I have had a troubling relationship, too, so I understand the mindset that produced this piece. here's a sense of dread that comes with the ...

    Mar 10, 2021
  • Short Story » Theatre, Humor Re: Let Sleeping Joes Lie

    This is a really fun way to break down mental health! All the "Joes" are very stereotypical, which is far from a bad thing in this context. Going into the ...

    Mar 10, 2021
  • Short Story » Realistic, Health Re: Ludia's Tempest

    This story is strong overall. I applaud the choice to use Beethoven's Tempest, it works pretty well thematically. I interpret it as Ludia taking charge of her sorrow and finding ...

    Mar 8, 2021
  • Poetry » Dramatic, Narrative Re: If I Ever Tried

    I find this poem captivating and very touching. The refrain of "if I ever tried" is interesting to think about, as it puts focus on the past failures that extend ...

    Mar 8, 2021
  • Poetry » Literature, Theatre Re: Falter

    Oh wow, I love this! The imagery is powerful, especially the focus on weight, emptyness, and ensnarement. The vaccuum chamber metaphor is a little dicey, I didn't get it until ...

    Mar 8, 2021


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