Re: The chestnut by richa	10-Jan-06/8:27 AM
I liked the original better.
Re: I, Ann Boleyn by http://mulberryfairy	10-Jan-06/8:28 AM
Anne Boleyn is the easiest historical figure.
Re: Daylight at Dawn by D. $ Fontera	10-Jan-06/7:07 PM
Of all the things just for rhyme in this one, "if not to read one more?" is the most worrisome.
Re: Witch's Brew by ecargo	10-Jan-06/7:09 PM
This got better. First stanza needs a rewrite.
Re: Intestinal Splash by cyan9	11-Jan-06/9:32 AM
Overkill.
Re: cat by Dental Panic	11-Jan-06/3:15 PM
Fabulous. This poem should be best on poemranker. It's your best, certainly. Eminently publishable, Dental.
Re: The copper man and Labrador by Caducus	11-Jan-06/9:35 PM
The latest victim of the multiple self-voting bug. So sad, Caducus. So sad.
Re: Racism 2 by Dovina	14-Jan-06/10:47 AM
I cannot fucking believe you're still doing this. Please, for once take the hint: YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT MINORITIES. YOU DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW ANY BLACK PEOPLE. EVERYTHING YOU WRITE ABOUT THEM COMES OFF SOUNDING INSANE.
Re: Racism 2 by Dovina	14-Jan-06/10:50 AM
In short, if you want to improve your poetry, consider selling your house in Orange County, quitting your job, and moving somewhere with real ethnic balance, like Charlotte.
Re: Racism 3 by Dovina	15-Jan-06/4:10 PM
They did, didn't they? Add a stanza: How is what she thought TRUE?
regarding some deleted poem...	17-Jan-06/10:10 AM
Change one of the "answered"s. The last stanza is great, if coming a mile off.
Re: A tribute to our most precious Pearl by amanda_dcosta	17-Jan-06/10:13 AM
Good work, Amanda. I especially like the first and seventh verses (though "did be" should just be "were"). Nice.
Re: Reap by ecargo	17-Jan-06/10:14 AM
This is really great, biteme. My only suggestion: wreathe should be wreath.
Re: They Knew Me From Adam by D. $ Fontera	17-Jan-06/10:17 AM
Lose some of the throwaway phrases and commentary - "But, of course, it is harder than you can imagine," "over, yet again," the last bit. Otherwise, nice.
Re: Do 20 always make this poem sense? by Prince of Void	17-Jan-06/10:20 AM
This poem does not make sense.
regarding some deleted poem...	17-Jan-06/10:23 AM
Great, but - "fascinated with chicken wings"?
Re: Sky All Around Me (goddess edit) by ecargo	17-Jan-06/10:28 AM
On a Friends rerun I saw last night, there's a morbid zoo custodian who addresses an opossum as "enigma of the trees, upside-down denizen of the night." This reminded me of that a little.
Re: A Haiku by amanda_dcosta	17-Jan-06/10:33 AM
1Tell 2me 3more, 4tell 5me 6more 1A 2hai 3ku's 4some 5thing 6I 7don't 8know. 1A 2-5 3-7 4-5 5or 6so? Nice. A good commentary on the limitations of haiku-length.
Re: angst of the saints by calliope	17-Jan-06/10:39 AM
A publisher's eye is defined by what sells. That is, what people buy, what they like. Don't make it publishers' fault.
Re: regret by FreeFormFixation	17-Jan-06/10:43 AM
"Integration" and your children makes this about schools' racial integration. The rest makes it about not letting go of the '20s. I know what you're saying. "Integration" is what needs to go.