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horus8 on some deleted poem 1 Nov 2004, 4:25 PM
Nice work.
horus8 on From Womb To Wood by Caducus 1 Nov 2004, 4:27 PM
Christ...
horus8 on The Old Man by spriggan 1 Nov 2004, 4:30 PM
Yes, I clearly see his crippled maw.
richa on Fascists by Imago 2 Nov 2004, 5:37 AM
The lines 1-4 set up an expectation of a certain rhythm. And then lines 5-10 use a different rhythm. It all makes the poem difficult to read. I would at least split it into two verses. 'all are we' at the end is an inversion purely to make the poem rhyme. Such behaviour is very wrong. Playing with peoples expectations of where rhymes are to be can work very well. But you must beware that it does not always work. Rather than talking of fascists as you giving the definitive statement it would be better if a character in the poem was saying it. Telling us with your first two lines about fascists (in trees under logs) makes you sound kind of paranoid.
INTRANSIT on Ash by horus8 2 Nov 2004, 5:40 AM
Ok bro. You're so fucking close!!!!!!!! Line 4 (absent) is too fast a word Line 8 is one beat off. There are no other problems that I can hear. I'm gonna slap you with a ten 'cos I know how hard it is to fix details like these.
richa on My Poison ( Vodka ) by Brittanyy 2 Nov 2004, 5:42 AM
'feel the shame' about vomitting seems a bit over the top. If getting pissed is cool then so is vomitting it back up again. Also 'now you lay in the flame' seems an odd line to use. It would probably be more meaningful if you were talking about a drink it is traditional to set fire to and drink. Just a thought.
richa on Ash by horus8 2 Nov 2004, 5:44 AM
'Nothing earned, and nothing gained' is a bit of a wasted line. The initials bit is cliche. Other than that well written, sounds great.
richa on On Youth Revisited by vulcan 2 Nov 2004, 5:48 AM
'I wash my face/ and water splash' means you wash a water splash. Punctuation needed methinks.
D. $ Fontera on Poems for devolution by richa 2 Nov 2004, 7:11 AM
An intriguing poem at least. Nothing completely wonderful about it. *6*
D. $ Fontera on Butterflies by Caducus 2 Nov 2004, 7:13 AM
The final stanza is probably the best final stanza about metaphorical butterflies I have read this month. *9*
D. $ Fontera on some deleted poem 2 Nov 2004, 7:16 AM
The awkwardness of this poem's pace, and the fact that there are so many mispellings and unnecessary verbage, downgrades its potential. *5*
D. $ Fontera on after dinner by oneglove 2 Nov 2004, 7:20 AM
Is this about bulimia? I don't get it. *7*
D. $ Fontera on Two Years by berdabear 2 Nov 2004, 7:21 AM
Not terrible. *8*
Dan garcia-Black on Trust by Dovina 2 Nov 2004, 7:54 AM
I like the use many pronouns that make the meaning of the poem seem ambiguous at first. It took me a couple of reads to "get it." Cool.
Fear of Garbage on My Poison ( Vodka ) by Brittanyy 2 Nov 2004, 11:13 AM
I am so sick of this site. Fine, if I get a 2 I won't complain for myself, but stop giving dribbling shit like this 10s.
Sasha on A Letter Home by Fear of Garbage 2 Nov 2004, 9:45 AM
The repeating words are straining you
Sasha on Poems for devolution by richa 2 Nov 2004, 9:46 AM
Since I know this poem is supposed to mean something, and I don't know what it is, you get the 8 of ambiguity
Sasha on Blue by D. $ Fontera 2 Nov 2004, 9:47 AM
Very interesting use of form
Sasha on some deleted poem 2 Nov 2004, 9:49 AM
Take out the line breaks and tell it to the bartender
Sasha on some deleted poem 2 Nov 2004, 10:07 AM
Your spanish is bad. Sorry.