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Poem TitlePoet NameCritique Given by Ellen A. MorrisCritique Date
A Theory of CompositionC ArrownutC., this is one is really unique and experimental, I think. I could read it three ways: across, down each column, then like a flow chart with those sentences in each column rather than just one. And each way I felt that the meaning changed slightly, though all three ways do deal with the writing process, at least the one I use usually goes this way. An excellent teasing of the mind here. It's a little weird, you have to admit C., but I've enjoyed it too. Thanks for the experience. Ellen2003-10-05 19:00:42
Traffic LightC ArrownutC., now this is a strange one. The first thing that strikes me is Christmas traffic, both cars on the streets and people in the stores. It seems like it just gets worse each year in the sense that people have lost the courtesy they used to show each around Christmas, and I think your poem presents this vividly, even down the Christmas decorations on the streets and in the stores even before Thanksgiving now. A very perceptive poem and quite timely. Excellent images blend all of the above together. Good Going. Ellen2003-10-05 18:55:07
My OilC ArrownutC., a very unusual poem for you as it is all fragments. It seems to build image by image: no basement, remains of a fire, the anguished search for something, anything, and then to find a cherished item, bring a bit of joy to a heart raught with pain and loss. And the rest of the poem image by image reveals the significance and the symbolic nature of the piece, as the house is both literal and symbolic of the self devastated by some spiritual problems. Excellent piece and very moving. Thanks for sharing. Ellen2003-10-05 18:39:28
Departed SpiritsC ArrownutHi C., Your poem is a beautiful rendition of a man and the things and people he treasured. Your images are concrete and right to the point, yet ring with a beauty of language. The loss is obviously hard and the narrator is going through the despair and anger at God phase of grief. Perhaps even the why's are a silent scream. Excellent poem. I could identify with it so well because I come from a large family and have experienced the process of grief so many times. And at least for me it hasn't gotten any easier. This poem really deserves to be placed in a literary journal. It's precious. Ellen2003-10-05 17:41:17
BlindedC ArrownutGreat poem, C. I can well see why this one is high in the competition. you use so few words to convey the idea that people only see from their own point of view-the only way we're made to see, and often we miss some good things in life and opportunities because of this. Your language is precise, and conveys a strong images, a concrete one, which then pulls in the totality of life. Excellent work. You definitely should make the top of the competition if you keep writing like this. Ellen.2003-10-05 06:32:07
japanese verse 26 (Camel)Erzahl Leo M. EspinoPerfect poem, very concise "barren land" "gentle traveler" and simply "carrying the hills." I like the interplay of these words, which presents a picture not only of the camel but of the average person just trying to make his/her way through life with all the pressures of family and working. Great poem. I can see why this one is so high in the competition. You well deserve this, poet. Hope to see more of your work.2003-10-05 06:25:51
Eagles (Tanka)carole j mennieHi Carole, I enjoyed this poem in its utter simplicity--a brave simply finding a feather on the ground. It suggests the interconnection between man and nature, the fact that all life is interconnected and the survival of all living things depends on each other. This one hits to the heart of a human world that has become so complex, and often uncaring of the wilds. The poem is also a tribute to the Native Americans who as we are told anyway, understood nature in a way the whites and blacks haven't. Not sure where Asians fit in, though. Good writing and keep 'um comin'.2003-09-24 07:06:34
The SWAG MethodAndrea M. TaylorHi Andrea, my this subject has sure gotten a lot of attention on this web site lately. Not sure how this happens so much. Anyway for your poem. In a lot of your lines, the rhyme is good. The problem I had was that some of the rhythm in the lines didn't quite work for me because there seemed to be too many syllables in the line. Let me see if I can give you an example. Now the first stanza goes very well in terms of rhythm. The first problem for me was in the second stanza with the word "consequence." If you notice in the lines before it, the first couple words only have 1 or 2 syllables. Then suddenly at the beginning of a line you use consequence and follow it up with genetics (also a lot of syllables). I read the poems out loud to see if there's any place my words do not come out smoothly. and it was fine in your poem until that line. Then after that there's a few words too where my tongue got in the way of speaking the poem. I'm not sure if I'm being clear. Hope so. Do you read your poems aloud to hear how it sounds? I'm not good at this, but when I think I'm finished. I read the poem into a tape recorder. Then replay it. Gosh, most of the time mine sound awful, so don't think I'm pointing the finger. I was trying to think of a substitute for consequence, but right off I can't think of one. In the first stanza the rhythm and rhyme go so well. I never noticed that emerge and urge rhyme before and thought that an excellent pairing. Well think I've said enough. Good Luck and Keep writing. Ellen2003-09-18 09:15:17
So NiceJudy A BadgerHi Judy, I really enjoyed your poem. I like the way you varied the rhyme. For the most part, I'm not into rhyme, but yours was just enough to keep the melody of words going. One suggestion though: You might think about setting the refrain off in its own stanzas. Not sure how that would look, but it's something I thought of while reading your poem. Real upbeat with good thoughts. Good write, Good read. Good Luck. And I will check out that Creative-poems.com. That one I hadn't heard about before. Ellen2003-09-12 18:04:46
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