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  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Sometimes There Are Grey Areas

    Hi! First of all, I really like this. I think that the title could be a lot more creative - maybe a small reference to the situation that inspired you ...

    Oct 12, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: In the Lobby of the Opera

    I did not know his name, but I saw in him Something I detested. I saw his contours and his edges, Rises and falls, and knew: I would fit perfectly ...

    Oct 12, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: Wisdom Told Me

    I really enjoyed this! You conveyed your message very well. Wisdom (and patience). This part is rather awkward. I would take away the bit about patience altogether - you don't ...

    Oct 6, 2010
  • Narrative Poetry Re: Listening to Guqin in Autumn

    This is breattaking, I have to say. I think you need to go back and add some commas and periods here and there, just to make the enjambment clearer, but ...

    Oct 6, 2010
  • Lyric Poetry Re: French Queen of my Life

    This is so cute! It does seem rushed, which is good because the feelings you describe are very in-the-moment and passionate. I quite like thisI don't think I understand the ...

    Oct 6, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Hair Salon

    I love how short and simple this is - I think it works really well. Nothing more needs to be said; it's very stream-of-consciousness. Her new patent-leather shoes hurt. And ...

    Oct 6, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: The Art of Nature

    Hi, RepublicofCoter! I'm not a huge fan of haikus in general, but this one is quite good. It adheres to all the rules and traditions of haikus - very beautiful ...

    Oct 6, 2010
  • Lyric Poetry Re: A Bed of Roses

    This is beautiful! I do think you could add a rhyme scheme and it would fit well - it seems to be just dying for one, doesn't it? Go back ...

    Oct 6, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Puppeteer

    I agree with KatTrain - this poem is all tell and no show. You don't even tell what happened - you exaggerate it so much that I'm not exactly sure ...

    Oct 6, 2010
  • Narrative Poetry Re: Not-So-Grand-Central-Station

    Hi there! You are an incredible poet - I love reading everything you write. Just a few quick nitpicks... Every moment it seemed hard to breathe, "Harder" would sound better ...

    Oct 6, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: A Body Shot

    This is gorgeous! The imagery is luscious but still captures a lot of emotion. The dragon bit is my favorite part - it's really the heart of the poem. I ...

    Oct 5, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: How Could You?

    Hi, kikialicia31! This poem covers so much emotion in such a simple way - I really enjoyed it. I think SilentRain covered most of what I wanted to say - ...

    Oct 5, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: A Bisexual High School Love Quadrilateral

    I agree with Calligraphy - this seems like it would be a better short story than a poem. You don't give a lot of description of events or of your ...

    Oct 5, 2010
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Mouthbreather

    I have a cold at this very moment (...which is how I got my username...fail...), so I can relate to this poem really well! *sniff*. Some minor criticisms, though. It ...

    Oct 5, 2010
  • Narrative Poetry Re: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Box

    The structure of this poem is based off of Wallace Stevens' "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird". ---- I. I am no sounder than I was yesterday. I am ...

    Oct 5, 2010


To be a master of metaphor is the greatest thing by far. It is the one thing that cannot be learnt from others, and it is also a sign of genius.
— Aristotle, Poetics