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The floor in Arthur Nickel’s basement was covered in old purple matted shag carpeting, and the walls were covered in paper that had been so yellowed by time and cigarette ...

They were wide eyed and beautiful, with their trembling little hands and quick to smile lips. But it is cold out, snow falls on their cheeks on that big bright ...

I really enjoyed this piece. I am heavily critical of poetry because it likes to fall into 3 distinct cliched categories "complaints" "I love you" "Dreck." This did not fall ...

Over all I enjoyed the piece. The imagery is bold and dark and I live for stuff like that. The imagery was stronger at the begining, but that is ok ...

I speak for my people of the bold proud lips and singing in church and fists held high. I speak of suffering, for the kids who's fathers are too far ...

I stand on shaking knees, empty eyes, empty cups, empty stomachs. Ignored by the hustle, by the busy business bustle, by the "Don't go near him, 'cause he's dirty." Pass ...

This poem evoked a series of interesting emotions in me. To start it made me pity the young girl that you depict for her sadness and pain alone. Then as ...

I have to make my opinion clear on this one. I admire the decision and the balls it took to put something this powerful, this controversial, this bold on paper. ...

This was absolutely brilliant. I loved the use of imagery and the significance of the lines each break and line held a certain amount of weight and significance and that ...

First off I loved this poem. The whimsical nature it had served to hid serious undertones, as each little stanza was a separate statement in the whole of the poem. ...

I fly. Beyond windows, over rooftops, over smiles, over joy. Fueled by fates flame and brimstone, and sounds, shapes, and music, on feathers dipped in gold and cane sugar, I ...

I thoroughly enjoyed this piece. The imagery was brilliant, and definitely made the reality tangible. The story line itself made the piece feel like an actuality when it turned out ...

As a first poem it was decent. I would say that the rhyming was good, but could use a little diversity. I would try playing a little more with slant ...

I was actually a huge fan of this piece. The imagery was compelling and didn't just serve as awful useless fluff thrown in because it's a poem (which can often ...

I honestly have mixed feelings about this piece. On one hand, the scattered nature of the prose and the almost random way it moved was enjoyable. On the other hand, ...