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electricbluemonkey

  • Poetry » Other, General Re: For Grandma - In Dutch -

    Well, I used freetranslation.com, which translated it word for word, so I really can't critique it. But I liked it...I think. I like the part about syrup and the smooth ...

    Aug 26, 2006
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Ode to an Omelet

    Wow, that's certantly interesting. :) For at a fellow employee's desk I do eat thee, while she, I test I don't understand... I think he means, at his employee's desk ...

    Aug 24, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Beyond the "golden" rainbow...

    They say there’s gold beyond the rainbow Beyond the liquid crystals. Add a comma after rainbow. But...hmm, beyond the rainbow. I've never heard of beyond the rainbow. I say people’s ...

    Aug 24, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Water-Logged Letter Jacket

    You might want to add some stanza spacing in a lot of places, that way it'll be better on the eyes. It would also provide a better flow. It's Mr. ...

    Aug 24, 2006
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Starter Speech

    Now I know what I'm going to vote for in next year's YWS Awards. Like Sam, I will point out some strong points, and some really strong weak points Stoking ...

    Aug 23, 2006
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Bubblejuice

    Bubblejuice? That just sounds plain dirty. Good word choice, although some are unnecessary. Unspoken words, a thousand to think of, each chinks of ice thinning my blood; Replace ze semi-colon ...

    Aug 23, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Hitching a Ride

    Personally, I don't like the 'big words'. They just seem so empty, like you just had a field day with a dictionary and sought out random words. The pain is ...

    Aug 21, 2006
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: not even a farewell

    I agree with niteowl on the spacing, but I don't think you should add any more punctuation. I enjoy reading poems without punctuation; it keeps me aware, and it really ...

    Aug 20, 2006
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Wild Jungle Men

    Yeah, as xanthan said, the first 6 sentences or so are really good, nice rhythm and word choice. But then the spacing starts being annoying. men want to shoot out ...

    Aug 20, 2006
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: there is no such word as eachother.

    Wow, this is good. Enjoyable, and with a very meaningful message. Is this self-preservation? This dog-love-dog-hate-dog world? Something tells me that somewhere in my schedule, between totalitarian ps

    Aug 20, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Open arms are prison cells

    Ah, this is good. Nice word choice and spacing. Very dirty indeed. sitting in this too-small recliner with your shoulder covering mine and your lips nearing mine , I loved ...

    Aug 19, 2006
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Shattered Illusions

    A storm approaches, a gale to strip me of my childhood. I can feel it like the tension in a room, before the exchange of angry words. You should take ...

    Aug 16, 2006
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: How Not To Make a Human

    You should seriously get this published. I don't really like the last two lines in the first stanza. They just don't flow. The last two lines (of the whole poem) ...

    Aug 15, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: marbles

    Yes. This is what I like. A lot better than 'For Maggie'. Word choice is great. We flip through the days like old magazines : the mornings brush languidly into ...

    Aug 15, 2006
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: ex.tincture

    This is amazing. Great work, CL. Some parts were very confusing (last sentence in 2nd stanza), but I guess its because I've never seen the play. shattered now on the ...

    Aug 15, 2006


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