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  • Other Poetry Re: The Waiting Room

    I admire that you weren't scared to experiment in the creation of this poem, but I'm not entirely sure that the use of second person was working for me. I ...

    Feb 27, 2011
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Profanity

    I enjoyed the actual content and the language used in this poem, but my only problem was capitalisation. Yep. It may sound like I'm nit picking, but unless the capitalisation ...

    Feb 27, 2011
  • Writing Tips Re: Character Names

    I think that names are very important. It is vital to choose a believable name for your character depending on their gender, the time/dimension/setting of the story and the ethnicity ...

    Feb 27, 2011
  • Poetry Discussion Re: Favorite poem?

    I love reading post-1914 poets a lot. Currently, my two favourite poems are: A Radio with Guts by Charles Bukowski it was on the 2nd floor on Coronado Street I ...

    Feb 27, 2011
  • Poetry Discussion Re: "Emo" Poetry vs. Good Poetry

    In writing poetry so that it doesn't sound emo, I take the Bukowski philosophy: don't try. I think emo poetry is when the writer has overused metaphors to try and ...

    Feb 27, 2011
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: archaeopteryx

    This was a very powerful piece with a good use of structure and emotive language. I really enjoyed it and I like the use of lower case. As well as ...

    Feb 27, 2011
  • Other Poetry Re: Tomorrow.

    Personally, I loved the use of repetition in this piece. I found this piece of work flowed very well and was very effective in conveying its message and it was ...

    Feb 27, 2011


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