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  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Sunday Evening

    Revised in light of perido. I. Soft instants of color stoke the lady's form while my eyes meander. Feverish passers-by blend with pastel buildings; no relief - flat . White, ...

    Apr 18, 2011
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Progne Subis

    This poem is begging for some clarifying punctuation throughout. "For her, time is of the past, a dusty picture frame in which who she once was is frozen within." This ...

    Apr 16, 2011
  • General Articles Re: High School Reflection

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    Apr 14, 2011
  • Lounge, The Re: Many good writers seem to get ignored

    If I read something and don't comment on it, it is honestly because the poem is so bad that the task of pulling apart and fully criticizing it is a ...

    Apr 10, 2011
  • Other Poetry Re: Galerius' lil boat of rainbows

    Let There Be Blight - Galerius (deleted, so no link, but in spoiler) Ethanol makes things quiet. That’s what the elderly whisper, even now, as they squat on putrid food, ...

    Apr 10, 2011
  • Art & Photography Re: My Way of Dealing with Boredom

    For both, the bodies are awkwardly lanky and long in proportion. The girl looks like she should be tipped over hahaha. Specifically, I like the face you made for "Callum." ...

    Apr 10, 2011
  • Lyric Poetry Re: the Creek

    Grass is prickling at my feet, my thoughts are restless in the heat. I want to be the rushing creek Punctuation at end of line needed, or make the following ...

    Apr 10, 2011
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Small Encounter

    Small wonder I recoil at my cross-shaped reflection, hanging ornamentally on the flexing chest of an excited woman, grimly staring back as if to warn of some future. Small talk ...

    Apr 10, 2011
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Nephilim

    OK, so the title is fantastic! At first I thought, "OK, the Nephies were giants resulting from angels and men in Genesis." The poem is obviously not about that, so ...

    Apr 7, 2011
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Mashed Potatoes

    Thanks for the review Nathan! I agree that for some, this is very fictional, but for me I've felt this way before. Thus my poem. :P

    Apr 6, 2011
  • Other Poetry Re: Imagine Me and You..

    The title can go without the two periods. "as we, just you and I." What does this mean? Find yourselves as "we"? "Thunder and rain are across the coast." This ...

    Apr 6, 2011
  • Official Polls Re: What makes you pick up a book?

    I liked the cover... :p

    Apr 6, 2011
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Tribulation

    This is definitely a "lyric" poem, it is very rhythmic and it can kind of be sung. My one complaint is the redundant use of "long," otherwise the rest is ...

    Apr 6, 2011
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Thirteen

    Nice poem! I like the repetition, it allows for the lines in the last stanza to be emphasized well. It has a strong ending which I always like and there ...

    Apr 6, 2011
  • Art & Photography Re: Watercolor and Ink

    This stuff is really good! It looks like a professional, or at least amazing amateur, made them. The thai-eating-girl cartoon captures so much personality and character, I wish someone would ...

    Apr 6, 2011


Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.
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