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Re: The Queen Kills Jack & The King
I've always been dense at understanding poetry; this is no exception. That being said, I'll skip the part where I try to decipher the message, out of fear I'll miss ...
Sep 19, 2016 -
Re: Beating hearts like ours (The Chauffeur)
There is a frightening maturity lurking just under the surface of this poem. I can't stress enough how highly I think of works that don't just tell you what they ...
Jul 3, 2016 -
Re: 1997
I like titles with numbers in them; that's what attracted me to this at first. I feel like this could be the prologue of a story about a main character ...
Jul 3, 2016 -
Re: Edge of Hell
Ah, to jump or not to jump. Even though I always root for a sad ending, it doesn't hurt to see a positive resolution every now and then. To start ...
Jun 24, 2016 -
Re: The Death That Happens While You're Eating
At a first glance, the title made me believe I was about to read some sort of vegan propaganda. I don't like vegan propaganda. I pushed through, though, and was ...
Jun 21, 2016 -
Re: About Eden
I don't fancy myself to be a writer as of yet, but I do aspire to become one. I toy around with ideas and sometimes I jot them down and ...
Jun 19, 2016 -
Re: The constant hypocrisy: life and death
What attracted me at first was the title, but what convinced me to take the time and write this review was the sheer quality this poem is dripping with. We ...
Jun 19, 2016 -
Re: Summer (Mr. Sun)
It's always good to read something on a lighter, more positive note. With that in mind, "Summer (Mr. Sun)" is an enjoyable piece. It is easy to keep up with ...
Jun 11, 2016 -
Re: To write or not to write
I loved the idea behind this one. I think that every single person who has ever set out to (be a) write(r) must have felt this insecurity, this crushing self-doubt ...
Jun 10, 2016 -
Re: The Brooklyn Heist
I normally prefer reviewing poetry, but this one caught my eye with its title (me being a sucker for detective / heist / noir stories). I gotta say, I expected ...
Jun 3, 2016 -
Re: Why I'm Leaving You
Hi! My two cents: This all is very raw - it's not a good thing or a bad thing. It's just raw; pure feelings spilled all over the page and ...
Apr 8, 2016 -
Re: If Every Creature Ceased to Know Their Worth
Hi! Just some quick ideas I had while reading: I liked the rhythm of the stanzas; however, here and there, I felt like there were some lines that didn't really ...
Apr 8, 2016 -
Re: Dirty Knees, Cloudy Skies
Splendid! It kinda bummed me out how you never ended a verse by making the last line rhyme with the others, but I am not one to follow the traditional ...
Sep 21, 2015 -
Re: Dirty knees, cloudy skies
I could go on all night about how I thought this to be about 1. somebody who spent too much time day dreaming and couldn't handle the reality check; 2. ...
Sep 21, 2015 -
Re: dIrTy knEEs, clOuDy sKiEs
Ten points for creativity, because hey - who wants to be the guy who *pooped* all over the next Poe? There are some really vivid images here ("a heavy metal ...
Sep 21, 2015
