on some deleted poem
6 Jun 2007, 4:50 AM
To which sort of stash do you refer?
on some deleted poem
8 Jun 2007, 4:07 AM
I think it would be far funnier if the last line was "bones snap on demand".
on Persnickety by malpaso
8 Jun 2007, 4:09 AM
Catchy, perhaps a little thin on the narrative depth, but still good fun to read aloud.
on Melancholy Tart by Skamper
8 Jun 2007, 4:14 AM
I like it, all except the exclamation mark at the very end. Turns it from being quite a maudlin piece into what seems like it's meant to be a joke.
Metrically I'd change 'remain' to 'stay', and maybe tweak the third stanza. Perhaps:
"I feel a little melancholy"
(whispered to
no-one in particular)
..."
etc.
Metrically I'd change 'remain' to 'stay', and maybe tweak the third stanza. Perhaps:
"I feel a little melancholy"
(whispered to
no-one in particular)
..."
etc.
on The kissing chair incident by Stephen Robins
8 Jun 2007, 4:20 AM
In future I advise you to be prepared for such eventualities: always carry a portable truncheon so as to beat such presumptuous yobs across the pate for troubling you. It is important to lay down the law as soon as possible, or they will start taking all sorts of liberties like walking in public places or heckling you for a chip at 3am.
on Call Someone Right Away by jessicazee
6 Jun 2007, 4:50 AM
This is super, although I'm not sure whether you want it to be bitterly ironic or genuinely humorous...
on Sit tight, sweetheart by JMakStak
6 Jun 2007, 4:52 AM
Decent enough, although it won't win any prizes for novelty value.
The curtains came in a bit suddenly.
The curtains came in a bit suddenly.
on No-Strings by sca
6 Jun 2007, 4:58 AM
This is your best yet from what I've seen. You've got a good sense of meter, although the first line is bulky. I'd split that line slightly:
Damn it,
why do...
etc.
"Just-the-one is not your type" is the best line. -9-
Damn it,
why do...
etc.
"Just-the-one is not your type" is the best line. -9-
The funny thing with the first two stanzas is that they're a sort of guarded joy, almost like you don't expect anything to last, and it bothers you, whereas the next three stanzas sound like you don't care about that fact. It's much the same with starting 'game over' and ending 'now resume' - I like that facet.
But, of course, good luck with it :-)
But, of course, good luck with it :-)
on Tropical afternoon by cpill
21 Jun 2007, 5:00 AM
Not keen on 'shoulders sag' - it sounds like you give up on everything, whereas the rest of the poem is less like that. I'd change it to 'let the shoulders down', like you're letting blinds down on the windows, letting your guard down and a million other relaxed cliches.
'Menstruating sky' is hilarious.
'Menstruating sky' is hilarious.
on I Am A Reality by Skamper
21 Jun 2007, 5:03 AM
I'd agree with Imp, this is lyrical. But less rap, less Bjork and more Emiliana Torrini.
on The One I Threw Back by drnick
21 Jun 2007, 5:09 AM
Aside from 'I found God inside her face' I rather like this.
on Field Work by Christof
21 Jun 2007, 5:13 AM
Marvellous to see you still alive and writing, Mr. C.
This is clearly a poeme about doing something naughty.
This is clearly a poeme about doing something naughty.
on Better Things by EAger to Offend
21 Jun 2007, 5:18 AM
I personally love a good long slee[.
on husk [hai-crete] by lmp
21 Jun 2007, 5:15 AM
Love the breaking of broken and the flying of the flies. And presumably you're aiming for the breakages, the incompleteness making something whole and concrete?
on Fourty Caliber Thirty Pack by drnick
22 Jun 2007, 2:17 AM
A lot of good lines - 'love is most commonly found written on a paper', 'piss out the rust' and others. Not sure about 'corporate feeding tubes', it might work better if it were a little more detached from the social ills. Or that might just be my reading. Good poeme.
Btw, I never got that email, I think the microsoft network might not be all it's cracked up to be :-(
Btw, I never got that email, I think the microsoft network might not be all it's cracked up to be :-(
on essence of a thought by lmp
22 Jun 2007, 1:14 PM
Good write. I like the rhymes although when you alter the pattern it is maybe a little distracting.