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rach

  • Lyric Poetry Re: All she wanted to do was sing

    hey thanks, yeah I've been working on figuring out where to break it up. Originally, the poem came from a project we had to do in a writing class I ...

    Aug 21, 2008
  • Narrative Poetry Re: Give me that cigarette

    Wow, I loved this poem! It was so interesting the entire way through. You did a great job incorporating a ton of detail, while still maintaining the flow of the ...

    Aug 21, 2008
  • Other Poetry Re: Trapped

    I agree that the lines "trapped" and "can't get out" could be combined, it might help the poem better. It also might be interesting if you tried getting rid of ...

    Aug 21, 2008
  • Other Poetry Re: always never question

    I feel like this poem just needs to be expanded by using more detail. The initial message is known, but if you take it and try to add in more ...

    Aug 21, 2008
  • Lyric Poetry Re: All she wanted to do was sing

    Born a star, discovered at 15, Well on her way by 17. Ripped up jeans and a tie-dye shirt Knees show bruises through the holes Chestnut cherry hair lies messy ...

    Aug 19, 2008
  • Narrative Poetry Re: Alone Again

    I really like this. It's easy to relate to. As it's been said before, just a few little rhythmic changes might help it flow better. But i really like the ...

    Aug 19, 2008
  • Narrative Poetry Re: The sandstorm in my eye

    My eyelids fall covering my hazel eyes, And I see you, tall and strong, handsome as always, dark brown hair, smiling at me And I see me, small but powerful, ...

    Aug 19, 2008


Poetry is my cheap means of transportation. By the end of the poem the reader should be in a different place from where he started. I would like him to be slightly disoriented at the end, like I drove him outside of town at night and dropped him off in a cornfield.
— Billy Collins