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Re: Carry Me Chapter 2
Rach: I want you to read chapter 3 and 4 and then tell me what you think about Vincent. I think things will be more clear then? If they still ...
Jul 15, 2010 -
Re: Carry Me Chapter 2
here is chapter two. thanks for yeah CHAPTER TWO / Colorado 1. LORD, My body has been a good friend. Tony opened his eyes to sunlight. May was standing over ...
Jul 15, 2010 -
Re: One Night Stand
sucked on the pillow like a teat? Does he think its a marshmallow? Please. Mostly I think you'd benefit from condensation. I don't understand the Drake reference. Other then that ...
Jul 10, 2010 -
Re: Broken
cliche: learn to avoid it. This piece is literally devoid of all sensory detail. I think that is what you should focus on when writing new pieces: sensory detail, lines ...
Jul 8, 2010 -
Re: Carry Me Chapter 1
okay, so: This is my novel(la), it is tentatively titled: Carry Me. The first part is titled "I-70, I-76, I I-80" I haven't decided whether or not there's going to ...
Jul 8, 2010 -
Re: Virginia Slime
preachy and forgettable. there are some nice moments, like the pudding cup thing, but other then that, I'd start over. I want more sensory details, less outright DRAMA. That's boring, ...
Jul 6, 2010 -
Re: The Memory
hmmmmmmm. Seems like some sort of exercise in word-pairing. Here are a few: memory-lights: I didn't like this (especially because the word before it is 'antiquated' retrospect-clouds: This was better ...
May 6, 2010 -
Re: The Possibility Of Fireflies
A good attempt, but you sink yourself with too many unnecessary words... and some poor word choices. I think its too long, you should condense, or focus on things that ...
May 6, 2010 -
Re: How'd you do?
I got 20 and I feel pretty satisfied, I think I got some good ideas and material out there, thanks everyone :)
May 5, 2010 -
Re: Theseus and the Minotaur
Oh look, a retelling of a myth in (almost) epic poem format with (struggling) meter and (somewhat forced) rhyme. Like an acoustic cover of Bob Dylan, this lacks imagination. Also, ...
Apr 24, 2010 -
Re: Chicken Scratch
This is okay. I mean what you've done here is novel, but it just isn't that interesting. I think you'd need some more... like why does this matter. Whose handwriting ...
Apr 24, 2010 -
Re: I can see you.
I don't like the questions, they don't work. The sensory detail is sparse but what there is, is harsh. Its harsh, burning light. It just seems cliche to me. Lovers ...
Apr 22, 2010 -
Re: A- B-eautiful O-R-T-I-O-N
the strongest part of this is the last line, this poem is worth fixing just for that. but literally nothing else worked for me. I found the angels boring, the ...
Apr 22, 2010 -
Re: Adobe
too much needless punctuation . I'm glad you focus on imagery, that's good but as it stands the piece flows terribly and its in part because of the punctuation. Restructure ...
Apr 22, 2010 -
Re: hubris
this poem reminds me of Kansas lyrics. I think your best tool for revision will be condensation. The whole "he fears not this, he fears not that," thing is a ...
Apr 13, 2010
