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  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Brand New Me!!!

    Hi jujubean05, welcome to YWS! Re: your poem. To be honest, it didn't really grab me. I appreciate the sentiment and you've done a good job with the rhyming, but ...

    Feb 5, 2011
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: The Waiting Room

    Hi paperhearts, welcome to YWS! Re: your poem. I like the choice of genre - prose poems are really fun to read, but they don't seem to be very popular ...

    Feb 5, 2011
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: ...

    Oh, lovely. I love the way you've layered the meaning of the deadheads and connected it with the gardener's own aging process. Gorgeous. I had a problem with "tendons" in ...

    Oct 7, 2010
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: The mad psychiatrist

    Hi TL G-Wooster, Here's the review you requested :) I'm kind of two minds when it comes to this poem (ha, that's actually kind of ironic...). On the one hand, ...

    Jun 23, 2010
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: The Insanity

    Hi personalinsanity, Welcome to YWS! Don't forget to leave some reviews and get to know the other members; I'm sure they'll be pleased to meet you :) Re: your poem ...

    Jun 23, 2010
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Controlled

    Hi amandajo, Welcome to YWS! Don't forget to leave some reviews and get to know the other members; I'm sure they'll be pleased to meet you :) Re: your poem, ...

    Jun 23, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Click Clack

    Hi HorseradishCares, Welcome to YWS! Always nice to see a new 'face' on the forums :) Re: your poem, well, wow. That was kind of bizarre. The rhyme scheme is ...

    Jun 23, 2010
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Joie De Vivre ~ The Joy Of Life

    Hi kingolions, Firstly, I have to say that I appreciate how difficult it can be to write a happy poem. Poetry seems to lend itself much better to sadness and ...

    Jun 23, 2010
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: .

    Hi Rosey Unicorn, Here's the review you requested :) To be honest, I saw this poem yesterday but didn't comment on it, mostly because there really isn't much I can ...

    Jun 22, 2010
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Inside

    Hi personalinsanity, Welcome to YWS! Don't forget to leave some reviews and get acquainted with the other members; I'm sure they'll be pleased to meet you! Re: your poem - ...

    Jun 22, 2010
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Confused

    Hi KaitelynMiller, I can't really add much to what Jasmine Hart has said, except that I agree: the rhyme comes across as quite forced and your rhythm is choppy, so ...

    Jun 22, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: maitolaituri

    Hi Demeter, I have to agree with Blink - this has potential, but at the moment it feels like a collection of images, held together by a story that's just ...

    Jun 22, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Orpheus [Edited]

    Hi Kyllorac, Here's the review you requested :) First, I have to gush over how much I enjoyed this. Greek mythology (and poetry which alludes to it) makes me very ...

    Jun 22, 2010
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: The Birth of Magic [COMPLETELY Rewritten]

    Hi Kyllorac, Here's the review you requested :) To begin with, there are a lot of things I like about this poem. I love "a susurrant thought," "dreams that spiral, ...

    Jun 22, 2010
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Separation Sorrow.

    Hi xjpalladinix, Welcome to YWS! Don't forget to leave some reviews and get acquainted with the other members; I'm sure they'll be pleased to meet you! Re: your poem, I ...

    Jun 21, 2010


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