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I was very glad to read this
Posted Nov 16, 2008
The Pros
This is one of the most simple poems I've ever read, but it conveys so much in every line it's beautiful. The last stanza was wonderful. Very powerful piece
The Cons
The language was a turn off at first, but i kept reading because i've really enjoyed you're stuff before and i understood why it was written like this after a few stanzas.
Final Thoughts
Very powerful interesting and great idea. I loved it
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Puts it into perspective
Posted Nov 7, 2008
The Pros
I enjoyed how it seemed as though it were written by the actual person itself instead of a poet trying to put himself in that perspective.
The Cons
No cons. If there are. I can't think of any.
Final Thoughts
I'm awestruck at how well you seemed to have put yourself in the shoes of the subject.
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Engaging format.
Posted Oct 28, 2008
The Pros
I think that as an experimental piece (I sure haven't seen this done before) it meets with success in terms of communicating a unique first-person perspective from the position of a handicapped person.
If the reader finds themselves in those shoes without any warning whatsoever, then the poem is successful. Good writing just happens to the reader, like this poem.
Also, about the theive thing, I think if you read it taking into account the phonetic quality of the entire poem, it hits you properly. It's a perfect anagram for thieve with the first and last letters in place, meaning it's one the brain will unscramble, most human beings' brains jingle a bit when they unscramble something because they wonder if a mistake was made.
In the same way, it's probably a stretch, the perspective we're taking on in the poem is one that is equally unsure if a mistake has been made. My eyes focussed an extra second on the word, which almost slowed the tempo a notch, which fit with the rest. That was cool, but maybe an accident?
The Cons
I few rhythmic suggestions:
its y they laf wif me
wen I had to leev skool
I think a 'the' before skool works more fluently if you read it once with it and once without it.
jus send me to mum
but they say im to old
Maybe a 'my' before mum. Read it both ways.
'dont know at i did' was meant as 'dont know wat i did'?
Final Thoughts
Good work, very original and engaging.
Polish it.
Author's Reply
Thanx incremental, I havn't seen you review before so im guessing you're knew to the site but rly informative review thanx for taking the time to rite it. An interesting insight into the phonetics of this piece which is something I'll think about much more when I redraft this. I look forward to your reviews in future.
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Pretty clever
Posted Oct 23, 2008
The Pros
This is an extremely unique piece of work. You really let yourself become the character here and it shows through brilliantly. Incredibly, it still flows well despite the odd style you've used, to kudos to that.
The Cons
I'm not sure if its because of the spelling or because I'm thick or what, but I don't quite get the bit about the pretty girls in the third stanza.
Final Thoughts
Unique and introspective....pretty sad as well. Well written piece overall, just didn't understand that one bit.
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Not my cup of tea but...
Posted Oct 22, 2008
The Pros
Being objective - this was written in an interesting voice and the voice was vivid and once you got used to it, you could imagine the speaker. The them was strong and it flowed well. The tempo was Ok (See cons).
It has an underlying sadness that comments on society and this does make it intriguing.
The Cons
While the tempo was OK, I found that the 'voice' made it harder to read - I had to double-read a couple of times to understand what was being said. 'Thieve' - I kept on thinking - thief...then finally realized - they've....the 'i' put me of....perhaps 'dave'...hmmm...difficult!
Personally I'm not a huge fan of these type of poems (but I do see the skills and do realize that there is an audience for them).
Final Thoughts
I have to admit that I wasn't overly fond of this poem - the message contained in it was good, but the 'voice' just didn't do it for me. Having said that, I do applaud the 'style' - I can imagine it is difficult to get this right.
I gave a thumbs up due to the 'uniqueness' and the great concept of writing something in a voice that adds to the feel of the poem. It's not 'my cup of tea' but I do see the value!
Author's Reply
Thanx Simey. The reason the voice is as it is, is because I was trying to imagine how someone who was mentally handicapped would actually write these words. Thats why I steered clear of dave or 'em and other similar variations because thats not how they would be written even if its how they were said. I think perhaps I've gone a bit far with this idea though and it could probably be sacrificed a bit for the sake of making sense.
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Really interesting
Posted Oct 21, 2008
The Pros
Really interesting style, so it's almost odd to critique. Once I get into the swing of it, I really like how the flow sailed along, and how you played the words and theme.
A significant theme in this.
I... can't think of much else to say. You hit on something interesting here, and it's hard to put words together to describe a lot of it in any sort of conventional means.
The Cons
Nothing, really
Final Thoughts
Again, you amaze me with your work.
Good job. I am, again, impressed.
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