 Taltush/MeiMei 2007-11-03 . chapter 1An interesting concept, certainly. There is a solid mood throughout the poem, supported by a balance between concepts and word choice. The writing is quite good. My problem lies with the extremely uncomfortable flow. While it might seem "neat" on paper to have sentences end in the middle of a line, most cases do not work at all here. Trying to read it out loud is difficult and uncomfortable. While the rhythm does end up being quite good, it just doesn't flow well, nor does it sound particularly good. For all the stylistic aspects, I think that adjusting the poem slightly to have the flow be smoother and easier would simply take this "intriguing" poem and turn into a "really good, intriguing" poem. A simple rearrangement would be all, and I think that it would help quite a bit. |
 lygophobic lullabies 2007-11-03 . chapter 1I really like the theme of writing and humanity you have here, but I think to make your statement, this poem should be a bit more to the point, you know, more clear. |