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Matt Bellamy

  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: the weeping mother

    Welcome to YWS! :) I'd like to remind you that we have a 2:1 ratio here, that is, we review two pieces of work by someone else before posting one ...

    Aug 29, 2008
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Who We Are

    Hello, welcome to YWS! :) I'd like to remind you that here we operate a 2:1 ratio, that is, for every piece of writing we post, we first critique two ...

    Aug 29, 2008
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: The best I can give is 2%

    Great, you've made me jealous of how you write, are you happy now? :P I just love your tone, it sounds so good. I like how you swapped red and ...

    Aug 29, 2008
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Paper On Snow.

    I really like this. Your description, if slightly overused, is good. A couple of things: You introduce the character's name halfway through the poem, and this threw me a little. ...

    Jun 9, 2008
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Over the Nights and Morns

    I really like this. I think the theme you have running through it - things being gone by morning, and I like the way you managed to express this in ...

    Jun 9, 2008
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Poem by me (inspiring)

    In general, I liked the concept of this poem. However, I found it a little hard to read in places, simply because of the length of some of the lines. ...

    Jun 9, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Rain Drop

    Very cute! I think it would look nicer if there were some capitalization, though. And I don't like that it dies, I would prefer it if it perhaps, rested on ...

    Apr 18, 2008
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: Gay Teenage Romance Story

    Hey, firstly, welcome to the site. Here at YWS we do ask that you review two pieces of work before submitting your own, so you might want to take a ...

    Apr 17, 2008
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Possession

    This was pretty good. A few things though: First you say you taste blood, and that he has hit your cheek, but then you say "he won't, he can't" as ...

    Apr 10, 2008
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: It Started Off

    I didn't find it confusing at all. However, it is a little cliché in places. I think you should add a little more to it to make it more personal ...

    Apr 10, 2008
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: thanks again

    This sounds angry, and, while I know it sounds angry, it doesn't make me feel angry too, and really good poetry should do that. Your line breaks are strange, especially ...

    Apr 9, 2008
  • Lyrics » General, General Re: Mama's Smile

    I have never critiqued lyrics before. I used to write them, when I was all teen angsty at fourteen, and they were very, very bad! But I'll do my best ...

    Apr 9, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Food

    This is hard to critique! xD I like the shortness of the first line, setting the scene for the rest of the poem. Perched in the air...kind of makes me ...

    Apr 9, 2008
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Epiphany

    I was once a follower Who just wanted to fit in A fool caught up with everyone’s thoughts A tiny change, but I'd put a full stop at the end ...

    Mar 25, 2008
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: The Fall

    "Friction loses its mighty grip, as gravity drags me down to bitter ice." ^^ This stanza made me smile. I don't know if you wanted it to be amusing, but ...

    Mar 25, 2008


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