is this true

'bitter utopia'- that alone is brilliance. the rest of this, especially the last stanza, is absolutely beautiful. being in love in a dirty place, kind of like you stay for that person... that's the vibe i got from it at least. i could just sit and pick this apart for hours... amazing.

I love this poetry collection of yours. These poems are about simple subjects, yet you bring emotion and imagery into them in a way that many writers can't on fictionpress. It's so EASY for the reader to visualize your poems! I gotta say...props to the poet.

well.. your words are unique and written with profound meaning.. i enjoyed these pieces very much. :) keep writing your heart out, dear friend.

This reminds me of someone's style, but I can't remember who, so I'll forget I even said that. It's just that the beat and irregular rhyme patterns are not 'you,' but then again, whoever said that you were capable of being predictable? I like how you've been changing your style instantaneously lately, yet you retain your remarkable gift; you're unmistakable. (Lately was a usage of hyperbole: where the ** have you been? Write). I love the awkward line breaks that fit with the poem so well, and the unrefined language that makes itself beautiful, maybe because you wrote it, or maybe because it really is. I also like how the last phrase (your note) perfectly coincides with the rhythm, style, and meaning of the poem, even if that wasn't intended. I'm too slow-witted to keep going with this mediocre review, so I'll stop wasting your time. As I say quite often: you rock.

gorgeous portrayal of mundane madness.

That's just disturbing. Me likes!

I like it... esp. the repition... thanks for your review

After I read your poems -freeverse especially- I'm left with this feeling of absolute rawness. It took me awhile to figure out why, but I've figured out. It's because your poetry is honesty in metaphor, the only way honesty should be told. Your poetry just hits everywhere poetry is supposed to- thank you for that.
-Jess

This is most definitely my favourite of all of your work. It's so perfectly focused, so pristinely rendered in something I hesitate in calling merely poetry. If you stop writing, I think it should be a sin.

Oh, I love this piece! The whiteness and pureness (*ivory*, *pearls*) were pretty creepy descriptions. And I love your wording *an unfaithful open kiss...worth a swollen eye or two* I have yet to read deeper and find more hidden meanings...your work is deep, insightful and extremely satisfying to read.

I love the repetition... The desperation... the insanity. Amazing job.

creative, enthralling.

*bitter, twisted smile*
Reminded me of Sylvia Plath, a little, whom I love, when she was writing "The Bell Jar" or about Ted Hughes. Like a smirk. Adore the ending.
-Jess

I don't really know what to say. The format is so just. . .*perfect.* Broken in an orderly fashion. And the vocabulary is so derisive, yet comforting, and just. . .again, perfect.
-Jess