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Poem Title	Poet Name	Critique Given by Nancy Anne Korb	Critique Date
This Leda and Her Swan	Thomas Edward Wright	Thomas, I don't know quite what to say. You begin describing the gods and how they were admired, despite their sins. And then you go from there to how would people react to someone who is disabled....I think I quite like the poem. The metre and the images you've painted with your words are wonderful...but for some reason, I want to laugh. Was that your intent?	2004-06-02 00:29:12
Australia, My Home	Alexander Inman	Alexander, I loved your poem. It's a little rough in spots where the rhyming is concerned, but that comes with practice, I think and developing a good ear for rhythm and metre. Keep writing, what you have to say is lovely and that's most of the battle, having something to say.	2004-06-02 00:05:59
What I Wish For In A Friend	Cathy Hill Cook	Hi Cathy, nice to meet you. Your poem made me feel as if you were speaking to me, even though we haven't ever met before. It's a lovely thank you. You lost me in a couple of places though...."as I truly know that you do as I so do you too...sounds a little like the old song VOODOO....but I didn't get the gist. Maybe I'm just thick tonight. The other place that I didn't quite get was "with enough spacing to allow"...followed by the next line "such wisdom and knowledge of individuals of the minds..I didnt' get the connection between spacing and wisdom and knowledge...but once again, maybe it's just me. I rather enjoyed the poem besides that. Though I'm not so good with the technical stuff yet.	2004-06-01 23:20:30
Apology to my readers	Mark Andrew Hislop	I hardly know how to critique this. It seems so silly to compare oneself to a "virtuous Turd" when the entire point of coming to this place is to learn from one another. How dare I critique when I'm only just really learning to write....but I find myself seeking answers in research in order to at least begin to appear to have a bit of knowledge...does that make me a turd? If so, then I hope everyone forgives me as well, for the arrogance of my having dared critique anyone else, when I have yet so much to learn. :) I think you're poem is lovely, and you are quite forgiven, if forgiveness is needed.	2004-05-29 00:09:15
Above the Well	G. Donald Cribbs	I think this poem depicts the author's struggle with his faith. He seeks to see what God would have him see and yet doesn't seem satisfied that he has yet seen what he was meant to see. "The earth grips cracks near the well/in deep rock where mud fills my eyes;/I climb an inner rope to sight, yet here I am clinging to the earth." "What do I hope for in the depth of the well?....perhaps he begins to depair that he cannot see. Beautiful imagery........"Here, small crabs angry and clambering stomp back beneath the rocks away from light, new sight"....here he sees something new. Lovely poem.	2004-05-28 23:15:55
Ocean City Weekend	Edwin John Krizek	These are three separate poems...each beautiful. But in I...I don't understand how one could gaze into white mist and yet be met with grey fog...but you've managed to portray the loneliness and the isolation of walking past someone you really can't see in that mist...I love the imagery. In number 2, The Dream...I want to know more about this dream....what got out of hand? And in number 3, I could HEAR the lottery machine, and feel the loss, now renewed hope for tomorrow.....keep writing John..you're really very good.	2004-05-28 23:07:02
Heaven on earth	Mark Andrew Hislop	A true declaration of war! Mark, were you angry? One can read a good many things into this poem, but it really comes down to "I will fuck my fear"......and live my life. "This world must infect me/there is no more room for fear" ....I think I like your declaration and I think perhaps I might just be a bit afraid to make any correction....lol	2004-05-28 22:52:41
A Fragment	Sandra J Kelley	I sympathize with your character..having found much the same plight. I began researching my family tree and asking questions and reading to begin to understand and become involved with my roots........the need to know the stories.....delete. If they don't tell the stores and they aren't written down, will the family be forever deleted? I liked the poem. I don't know that I understand this kind of poetry, one can feel the emotion. The only other criticism I have is dinning is spelled dining. Otherwise, the poem and the meaning behind it were wonderful.	2004-05-28 22:41:12
Just For Fun	Marcia McCaslin	I'm still laughing. What a wonderful poem....not at all frightening, considering the topic...very lighthearted and yet serious. A couple of times the metre got a bit skewed, but not enough to criticize [I’ll sit down to a PC with pearl qwerty board,] and [I ‘ll contemplate what was important to me]...keep writing, I loved it and would love to see some more of your work.	2004-05-28 22:26:41
New Chapter	Karen Ragan	How familiar the pain of a mother seeing her son get married and the joy for the beginning of a new era for him and the ending of one for his mother. "a son is a son til he gets him a wife, a daughter's a daughter, for all of her life"....an old Irish saying and so true. Your voice is very clear here, as is your soul...this is a lovely piece. If I have to critiqe anything, it is that a tear cannot "behold" anything [The second (tear) beheld the joy]. Otherwise, the poem is beautiful, as is the wish for you and your daughter in law to become close in your common love for your son. Keep writing..you're really good.	2004-05-28 22:18:41
My teacher	Mark Andrew Hislop	Delightful! The only problem I have with this lovely poem that describes a young man's crush on his obviously good looking teacher is....how does long, greasy hair "Rattle like a squeak door?"	2004-05-28 22:08:01
The Guru	Mark Andrew Hislop	Lovely! Don't take credit for what was his achievement and think deeply...searching one's spirit to find our measure. The metre is great, and I loved your pattern of rhyme. On the whole, this is a lovely poem, though I think perhaps we give the guru too much credit. I think I'll copy this one out and keep it for myself, with your permission, of course. Watch your spelling....excesses...but other than that, I really like it.	2004-05-28 22:04:47
The Watcher	Regis L Chapman	This poem seems to me to be a math problem....somewhat how I feel when I'm trying to deal with chemistry or algebra...."The Watcher n-ever shows the face" .....n=0. You're correct that it is obscure, but I loved the closing line. The rest, truly made me think. The meter and the feeling are there...oh who am I fooling...I understood very little of this poem, but despite myself, I liked it, as I do most of what I've read of yours so far. "Sir Caught and Dame Confession"....	2004-05-28 21:58:09
Song of Praise	Mark Andrew Hislop	Very singsong, but I'm sorry..I must condemn! The metre is there, but where is the meat?	2004-05-27 22:59:01
Sisyphus' Epistle or The Humanist's Punishment	Edwin John Krizek	Dear Edwin: Your imagery is fabulous, but such a very sad poem to begin with, ending with hope. I truly loved the strength of your words. Keep writing, I can't wait to see something else you've written.	2004-05-27 13:42:50
Almost Prose (leaning)	Regis L Chapman	Hi Regis...I'm kind of new to this critiquing stuff and this poem is full of descriptions....things I can visualize..but I think it feels very disconnected to me. I see the "hay mounds" standing upright and trees in their "chlorophyll pride"...both excellent descriptions...like mountains immovable, rigid, prideful... You lose me when you refer to your problem and leaning at work...and I question if you want to continue to lean "seeking the flexibility and strength that will allow me to stay this way"...or if you envy the trees and the haystacks their ability to stand upright. I love that you can make the reader visualize what you do, but I don't hear the rythm..though I know it probably is that as a poet, one often hears a rhythm that others don't immediately. Keep writing..I found the poem interesting.	2004-05-27 13:35:07
LOVE	housam majid jarrar	Dear Housam: Your rhyme is lovely, and we get the idea of the fact that you admire and want others to experience love. The problem is that I think words in a poem should paint those feelings on the canvass...I can't see what it is that you're feeling..I can't experience it. You are giving rhymed advice...lovely as it is. I don't feel what it is that you're feeling and I think I must. the meter is somewhat skewed, and you should pay attention to spelling errors as well. But I think you have talent if you seek to express how you actually feel.	2004-05-27 13:24:49
Hush, a Young Bard Sings Once More	Thomas Edward Wright	Beautiful and bitter sweet....a love poem for one who is aging. Absolutely beautiful..."I will remember for both of us." There must be a great deal of love there and it shows in your words.	2004-05-26 14:46:26
Tippy	Regis L Chapman	I was prepared not to like this poem because it initially reminded me of a children's rhyme...what do I know. But I am really interested in politics and I think the author is commenting on what he sees as flip flops...though I disagree politically, the poem is actually a wonderful comment on the author's political confusion. You did kind of lose me when you got to "clip sound, video meals; cloppity clicking heels." I think it sounds as if you ran out of things to comment on. But on the whole, I really thought your poem showed alot of insight. I think you should continue to write.	2004-05-26 14:23:05
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