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paintingtherain97

  • Poetry » Other, General Re: The candle in the window

    This is great, from the first to last line. I didn't see any grammatical errors, but there are a few things I think you could do to improve upon this ...

    Dec 20, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Icky, Sticky Spider!

    This is really good. It has a natural, prose-y feel to it, despite a great rhyme scheme. The title is a little bit childish, but it kind of drew me ...

    Dec 20, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: tv in the kitchen

    This is better than anything I could have written, so I'm gonna go the nit-picky route. Sorry. our blood was burnt in a pot on the stove the rats turned ...

    Dec 20, 2011
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Shadow Poets

    This is really great! It's like you've put into words exactly what I've been thinking forever, and I'm sure a lot of the other writers on here would agree. I ...

    Nov 23, 2011
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: In Time General.

    In Time, All things become clear Like lambs to the slaughter, the sand draws near, (This should be a period, not a comma.) Forward they charge Cannon blasts at large, ...

    Nov 23, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Shameless

    I thought this was great! The revulsion that you're trying to show is practically dripping from the poem. I liked that you used a lot of figurative language: metaphors, similes, ...

    Nov 23, 2011
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: A Cursed Love

    I like this for a few reasons: 1. It was short. I don't like reading a poem that's really a novel. Kudos because that isn't a problem here. 2. Your ...

    Nov 21, 2011
  • Other » General, General Re: New Words

    I'm not sure what to say to this. I used to try to make up words. These are funny, though. They sound like something high school guys would say in ...

    Nov 20, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: November

    I really like this. I like the angsty way that you're addressing the world, comparing days that are weighted with problems to those of the beautiful spring. You're having trouble ...

    Nov 20, 2011
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Internal Battles

    I've read a million love poems, and this is the first one that isn't sappy and stupid. Congrats. I really like the beginning two stanzas. It really jumped to life, ...

    Nov 20, 2011
  • Short Story » Historical Fiction, General Re: Nelson (temporary title)

    This is great, especially if it's your first story. I think it really gives a good picture about black life back then. People always believe it's so easy to overcome ...

    Oct 31, 2011
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Halloween

    This is great. The language was nice. It had a nice sound to it, sharp and clean-cut like the angles on a square. The way you included all of the ...

    Oct 31, 2011
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: it's all melted away.

    I love this. The melancholy, almost wistful tone, is great for a poem about entering hard times. I like the way you used the rabbit as a sort of symbol ...

    Oct 30, 2011
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Headlights

    This is really good. I love the concept and the imagery. I liked your use of similes, too. But I think that the flow could have been better. It was ...

    Oct 21, 2011
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: If...

    Nice job. I've battled with depression, still am, and this really captures the feeling well. I liked your sort of...random rhyme scheme, with some of the rhymes in the lines. ...

    Oct 15, 2011


The adjective should reinvent the noun.
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