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Re: The State of Massachussetts
I thought this was not bad for a first time. It seemed like a word for word duplicate of The Departed, but we could fix that. The structure was off-key, ...
Aug 25, 2008 -
Re: August 22
August 22 I’m trying to conquer my new life but the only way I can do it is through this. Through sitting on a warm morning and looking out the ...
Aug 22, 2008 -
Re: Never Had A Chance
Gackkkkk.... INFODUMP! Sorry. Just had to blurt it out. Well, I have to disagree with Dear Mr. Bear on a few things here. Don't get offended though: my critique WILL ...
Aug 20, 2008 -
Re: Snowfall in Israel
I'm going to try to ignore some grammer mistakes... but a few might seep into here. "Have you ever heard what a Jewish synagogue sounds like when a bomb takes ...
Aug 20, 2008 -
Re: Der Liederbuch
This is going to be so hard for me to critique. One, because I like it for what it is: a simple, lyrical interpretation of God. (Yes, I read your ...
Aug 18, 2008 -
Re: Thanatos
ASTOUNDING BEGINNING, holy mother. I adore the realism in this story--just that he was swirling into the darkness or whatever, that was genius. This opening is mesmerizing and kept me ...
Aug 17, 2008 -
Re: The Last Word
The Last Word There it is—a faux pas in society, lying feeble on this very page, a cube, a puzzle piece, a block— something like a sizzling fluorescent light in ...
Aug 17, 2008 -
Re: catch 22
Ha. Thank you all. "So you have left the i uncapitalized on purpose?" Yep, I did. I tried to make the poem more personal (??? I hope it worked?). "The ...
Aug 16, 2008 -
Re: for the birds who went south last winter
This was so amazing! So sad. Much simpler than some of your other poems. Every metaphor, every description, every emotion was perfect. Congrats.
Aug 16, 2008 -
Re: the sounds of my summer.
This poem was confusing and disjointed. It was also interesting, fresh, and very rhythmic. I feel as if it could use a lot more extra help though, but I personally ...
Aug 13, 2008 -
Re: London Dreams
So... I liked the first stanza. Not so much the second. The second felt very flimsy and somewhat cliche. I'm trying to find example lines from it, but I realized ...
Aug 2, 2008 -
Re: Things Are Looking Up
AAAARGHH. So darn confusing. I am confused. What are you saying???? TELL ME! My mind is BLANK. I liked reading it... but what the CENSORED does it really mean?
Jul 29, 2008 -
Re: all these little things
all these little things its so funny how all the little things don’t count in the end. i came upon this revelation on a summer’s day of packing. with sunburned, ...
Jul 28, 2008 -
Re: Pain
First of all, WELCOME TO YWS! Second of all: I didn't like it. Actually, I hated it. But don't take it to heart too much--there are way too many first-time ...
Jul 28, 2008 -
Re: why?
E-M-O. Emo. blahhhhhh I didn't like this. Because I just wrote a critique. That was just like the one I'm about to write. And I'm going to tell you. You're ...
Jul 28, 2008
