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  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Night Birds- Please comment

    I love the rhyme structure, but it seems as if you were forcing the rhymes. Please don't - it just butchers the beauty that you have here. By the way, ...

    Apr 22, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Silence (Read+Review!)

    This was good idea and a good poem, but I think you could expand on it. Because it was so short, it didn't have justifiable room to make it's own ...

    Apr 21, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Unforgiving

    Change the line breaks up a bit, then we'll talk =]

    Apr 21, 2006
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Writing Challenge 4/17th

    Please don't sacrifice the other more valuable aspects of a poem to something like rhyme and meter. It makes the poem appear elementary, and I know you are above that. ...

    Apr 19, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Of the Rain

    It seems as though we have a new poet on the street. =] Everything you said had meaning, force, and was graceful - never too strong, never too superflous or ...

    Apr 19, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Like I To You

    I think the rhythm in this was pretty prominent, and so it was awkward when something was off-rhythm...a short line, a long line, ect. I think you should crop down ...

    Apr 19, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Trapped in my Mind

    This was far too repetitive. You could've had summed all this up in one line - basically it was the same thing over and over again with various but not ...

    Apr 19, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Faced with fear

    getting more aggresive getting more violent. getting...? it sounds so harsh aganist the beautiful pulse you were trying to create. otherwise, i thought this was great.

    Apr 19, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: How did I ever sleep alone

    I think this needs a stronger beginning, as it's a bit airy. I understand the feeling, and you get it by the end but you linger in description so long ...

    Apr 18, 2006
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Naked Afternoon

    Apr 16, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: the beauty is in the tragedy

    I agree with Snoink that that line didn't exactly...flow as much of the rest of the poem did. I wouldn't be so picky if it weren't for the fact that ...

    Apr 16, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Writers

    I think you should consider a more free verse type of poem. Your rhyming patterns are odd, the rhythm is extremely off...and you need to incorporate some more images or ...

    Apr 12, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Path of the Spirits(Writing Challenge 4/3)

    she bought a translation book at barnes and noble, i think..and some self-teaching CD. that's all i can say to help you. sorry.

    Apr 11, 2006
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: My Haiku

    the world in your sight is not but glorious peace. these lines are awkward, and I think that's because of the strict rules on the syllables in haikus and the ...

    Apr 9, 2006
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Blessings

    This was a good poem - it certainly had a touching meaning. I'm only slightly disappointed because it doesn't have the beautiful imagery from all your other poems. But beggars ...

    Apr 9, 2006


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— Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind