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  • Novel / Chapter » Dramatic, Horror Re: Watching

    Hi! I won't do too many nitpicks because the few I've seen have already been covered in previous reviews. My overall impression: I admire your beginning a lot. It begins ...

    Aug 1, 2016
  • Poetry » Humor, General Re: Road Trip

    Hi, Yungcamus here! This is a very quaint, short poem and I really enjoyed it. I like the absurdity of the poem that's paralleled with the insipidness of the car ...

    Jul 15, 2016
  • Poetry » Realistic, Mystery / Suspense Re: I'm famous now

    Hi! This is a really good poem. I like how the your prose is extremely simple, conversational. This isn't a poem where you're going to be finding metaphor, simile, or ...

    Jul 15, 2016
  • Poetry » Realistic, Narrative Re: in an overheated room

    I like your balance between the story and the imagery. I love the theme of vulnerability and bleakness. In the poem, the two people are in a room, an enclosure, ...

    Jul 14, 2016
  • Poetry » Realistic, General Re: Bluebells at Twilight

    Hi! This poem is obviously very romantic and I really enjoyed it! I thought your word choice was a little juvenile however. Words like sparkle, twinkle, shimmer, glitter, and gleam, ...

    Jul 12, 2016
  • Poetry » Romantic, Literature Re: Shame and Missouri

    I really enjoyed this poem! Some of the most mature prose I've seen on the site. The first paragraph is great! The idea of the country and pop competing with ...

    Jul 12, 2016
  • Poetry » Realistic, General Re: Why the nice guy?

    Hello! I'm interested with the sentiment that you're trying to convey, although it's been done before, but I feel the poem could have been more subtle. It's not enough to ...

    Jul 12, 2016
  • Poetry » Supernatural, Horror Re: My Salvation

    I think the prose is really great. I'm wondering why you capitalized "Alone" and also if "falls" should be "fall" instead but other than that I truly enjoyed it. While ...

    Jul 9, 2016


I only know that learning to believe in the power of my own words has been the most freeing experience of my life. It has brought me the most light. And isn't that what a poem is? A lantern glowing in the dark.
— Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X