| The Truths of Living
Cover Judge: Not entirely sure if those are bubbles or Christmas baubles.
The colors of the title and the background clash a lot. White/purple and red/dark blue plus grainy image...
I suggest a cover remake so you get better quality and someting that reflects your poetry's theme (and judging by the blurb, I don't think it's about bubbles)
Blurb Judge: Okay. Not sure what the quote is supposed to mean; many people don't see the monster, don't deserve to see, can't see?...
Also, "persons life" needs an apostrophe.
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At first glance it seems like this is more the "short emotional ramblings" type of poetry.
I haven't reviewed a poetry book yet, so how about I do this: give my thoughts on the first 3 (?) individual "poems" and list my favorites and their qualities.
♦The Monster
The monster's name is Depression, am I correct?
So the writing itself is fine. There's kind of a lack of structure. Those last six sentences should have a big impact, but when they're too many, too long, and repeating the same message, it looses its effect.
Also, a tip to actually make it poetry is the usual "show-don't-tell" rule.
In the first poem you're basically describing everything the monster's doing and repeating sentences with different phrasings but they all carry the same message. It's okay if it's short. Make it short and impactful rather than fill the spaces with repetitions.
♦Life, Death and the bit in between
See, this has a better already. But again, ending it with a great last sentence really adds the cherry on top of the cake.
♦Gone until forever
The correct form for the title should be "gone forever" unless you mean "gone until a certain time which is forever"
♦After The End
Short, simple, and yet I don't get a strong enough vibe to say "wow". Your poems lack something, I'm not sure if it's emotion or the fact that when I read it, I don't feel involved.
♦Losing, Losing Lost
This has nice structure. Only thing is I don't understand the last two sentences.
♦What Next...?
This had a good start but was also anti-climaxed by the ending.
"Love and War" had best structure.
"The Justice of a few years" had a good ending.
"Memory Lane"'s rhymes make it unique from the rest.
Summary: You're dealing with very common poetry themes, work on last sentences and play around with structures that fit best for a certain idea.
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