Comments byShuushin, 541–560 back, including replies. Only comments on poems

replying on On the Theme of Melted Pianos by embersandenvelopes 11 Apr 2004, 4:09 AM
Thats the trick - start with the prepositions and conjunctions; the little words that add little value.

Not saying you don't need some, but its a good place to start in general.

Try deleting every word under three letters then putting them back where absolutely needed.
not too shabby.

your mission: delete seven words.
on bipolar by nentwined 10 Apr 2004, 8:01 PM
interesting parallels between this and a menstrual cycle.
on Lemons Don't Grow by Blindpoetry 10 Apr 2004, 7:58 PM
"to" s/b "too"

"Your face [is] [too] red"

"salty onions" is an interesting idea. But, man - this is wordily convoluted - whats it all mean?
such riddles.

That "I" construct is almost workin'
such riddles.

That "I" construct is almost workin'
on Of Fortunes and The Future by thepinkbunnyofdoom 10 Apr 2004, 7:14 PM
Suggestion: The prepositions "In", "Behind", "With" as first words in the first three lines strikes me as complicated; forces the reader (me) to construct these relationships in my wittle brain. Distracting.

The specific meaning is vague, but the frustration comes through nonetheless.
on Rough draft of a poetry manifesto by zodiac 10 Apr 2004, 7:05 PM
I've always like the sound of nemesis.
on Polyester Mustache by Bachus 9 Apr 2004, 10:13 AM
"... a sled pulled by 10 square feet of rabid ferret" - I said awesome already, right?
on Polyester Mustache by Bachus 9 Apr 2004, 10:11 AM
awesome.
on Three Bears by hotwire 9 Apr 2004, 8:04 AM
different. points for that.

I really don't mind the lowercase "i" as a tool themselves, but the capital usage with "I'll" kinda wrecks it.
replying on ritual of now intensified by nentwined 9 Apr 2004, 6:04 AM
No FuckinGidea - this, by the way, is nearly the definition of Modernism.
replying on ritual of now intensified by nentwined 8 Apr 2004, 6:01 PM
I imagined like a standard open mike type situation - in this neck of the woods there is at least one every week (did a good one last night - the NH Poet Laureate was there).

Waaaaaay on the other side of the country though. There must be some around there - you're in a hub of civilization fer cryin out loud.
on Beth by horus8 8 Apr 2004, 5:43 PM
I imagine some of the choppiness I read would be greatly smoothed by the singing of it.

it works; sure.
on Wrath by niyama 8 Apr 2004, 5:37 PM
Good topic; feels fresh.
on Knuckle Bait by niyama 8 Apr 2004, 5:36 PM
Should be more. Maybe less. I'm wonderin if maybe this could be combined with the one I just read...
on Lost Girl by niyama 8 Apr 2004, 5:33 PM
is you from 100poems??

I like this - lowercase "i" sticks out though.
replying on Beth by horus8 8 Apr 2004, 5:29 PM
I second this.
on ritual of now intensified by nentwined 8 Apr 2004, 5:21 PM
nice to see you.

linebreak after "slowly," right?

This would be awesome read outloud.
replying on The Kings of Paradise by Spindle 8 Apr 2004, 8:20 AM
it is? What kind of drugs?