What is your opinion?
Brave
"Poetry is the least read type of writing in this era. It's brave for any person to put poetry out there to the world."
:'-)
"I love your compilation. you are very artistic. just know to never give up and keep on trying to fulfill your goal."
Book of poems
"Just amazing, every author has their own style of writing, the author uses a lot of ethos style of writing and it brings the whole book to life."
Beautiful job
"You did a beautiful job writing these poems. Though may some be confusing, they are all very different and unique. It makes one think about the meaning behind it."
Makes you think
"This poem book makes you think. No one answer is obvious. Good job!"
phenomenal touch
"the poem is really good, heart warming, trigger soul and it kinda fierce and i reckon you should do some touch up on it , its less cliche and more heart taking..................otherwise, u did a really great work......"
Conecting
"I overall love these poems! My favorite thing is how everybody can conect with your poems. Comming from a person who doesn't love to read poetry because of the challenges of interpreting that come with it, I really enjoyed this."
Interesting...
"Hey, I just read your poems and I love them a lot. It's a very unique way of writing, like I've never seen before. I love poem 11 especially! I also think that your explanations are helpful because initially i don't quite udnerstand your poems but once you explain it I learn to appreciate them properly. However, what I would say, though, is it would be more comfortable to read if the sentences/lines were a bit longer. It can often feel rather awkward when reading them in my head like there is always this break at the end of the line. Just something to look out for. Otherwise great poems!"
Has potential.
"Poems are unique, but you should try use some imagery and not explain what the poems mean as this will heighten the meaning of your poems :)"
Review II
"I am a writer of poetry myself so it warms my heart to see that you also are creating poems as well. However, don't obsess over the SAME exact style of poetry you can bore your readers. I do enjoy the ones where you let the readers asses their feelings, aside from that make some poems that are concrete. Which means don't make every poem a 'guess your feelings' game because then it gets confusing. For your list poem make sure that the first three words are the same the whole way through otherwise the whole ordeal is lost and it doesn't make it a list poem any longer. Grammar. The first poem you wrote is good, but very confusing. I understand your concept but it's extremely hard to follow and understand."
Needs some work.
"Alright, this is going to be a bit of a harsher review, but I think you could use it for improvement. I caught this collection by accident and since I like poems I thought I would give it a read. And I definitely see that some improvement could be made here. First and foremost, never, and I mean Never (with a capital N), spell out the meaning of the poem to your audience. I understand that some reviews gave you that kind of advice, but, honestly, that's not good to do. You can tell people in the comments what the poem represents to you and want you wanted to get across, but people should be left to their own interpretation. Only then do poems truly shine and become something people cherish. When you outright tell people what it means, then the beauty is gone. The curtain hs been pulled and the magic is gone. There is a famous quote about telling a joke that goes "Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You may understand it better, but the joke dies in the end." The same is for poetry. If you have to explain it for people then the whole beauty is ruined. There is no discovery and we learn nothing in the process and your words kinda fall in quality. This was especially grating in the second poem where the message was loud an clear (perhaps even too much so) and you still felt the need to explain it. I know some may not have gotten it fully, but you should engourage them to seek the meaning further and not just blatantly tell them. It's like giving someone a riddle and then telling them the solution right away. There is no fun in that. Explaining every line was also unnecessary as it once more damaged the poems themselves. Some poems like poem 3 felt a bit broken with the phrasing. It may be because english is not your first language, but I would advise checking grammar and the formation of the words. Yeah you can write poetry as you want it, but it still needs some structure (unless you are going for full dadaism, but I dont think you were). I did like poem 5 and how you used the imagery in it to portray the feeling of it all. It was very impactful (even tho a bit ruined by constant explanation). This whole collection feels more like slam poetry which is kinda awkward in a written form. I would advise more usage of literary devices (such as similies, metaphores and the like) to give the full impact in your poems. Also try to add a little bit more meat to it as some of them can be a bit too short (tho this isnt really a criticism but more of a personal preference). Also if you feel people arent getting your messages across you can make poems longer and more visuals to them as well as subtleties. Instead of saying "fake friends" you can portray them as "Demons with angelic faces" or say something along the lines "you hugged me with one hand while driving the knife in my back with the other". Try a bit more of imagery like that instead of blatantly saying to us. Poems 7 and onwards are what I wished the previous ones were. While they can still be improved upon at least you dont explain every single line (even tho I am not a fan of the explanation below). In fact their quality in general is better so try to go that route more and try to do a rhyming scheme or add more imagery (if you are going to go freeform) so that your points get across better. Overall, I do think you can impove quite a lot here. Though the rating I gave is rather low, this does not mean I want you to stop writing. In fact, I encourage you to write more, but I would also advise you to look at other poetry written in english and build up on it. Look up literary techniques used in different poems (there is a lot of them and they can really help your work out), try to find more images in your head that will help you create a stronger poem, check out some online classes on grammar and sentence structure as well (especially in poems where structure can be crucial. See how the shakesperian sonets work, how haikus are written, how diferent styles work). You can find some basics here: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poems/other/ and build from there. I truly do wish you the best of luck and I wish that you continue writing. I have a feeling you are only at the beginning of your journey and I think you can go far if you practice more. Keep at it and I hope you find this review helpful."
Room for Imporvment.
"Maybe it is just me or the time I was reading your collection at but, your pomes seamed a bit like unfished puzzle pieces. Here's some advice a mentor once gave me they told me to remember that the readers are not in my headed so they can't understand what I write unless I spell it out for them to an extent. You have a great amount of potential. The notes you left at the bottom were very helpful in understanding the pomes. I look forward to seeing more of your work and your growth as an artist. Wonderful start."
