poetry critical

online poetry workshop

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Welcome to Poetry Critical, an online poetry workshop. To post your own poetry you'll need to create a user id by typing a name and password in the box above and hitting 'New User'. If you just want to critique or jump into the discussion, however, you can go ahead and get started!

Poetry Critical 2.0

Hey guys, Donald here.

In a few weeks, this site will be 9 years old. 9 years! And I still know some of the earliest submissions by heart.

But, boy. That’s like 102 in web-years. So it’s time for something new. I’m building that something now with my nights-and-weekend minutes (and plenty of coffee). Buy me a cup?

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Follow @poetrycritical for more!

Random Poem:

the loved one
unknown

Vera
 1
 
 
The jewellry of her grief
 2
dried in a two letter handkerchief,
 3
she used to fold in quarts
 4
for his Friday blazer.
 5
 
 
The tango of his ashtray swayed
 6
like heather of Crackley Woods
 7
curled like her fringe in to frowns,
 8
the first time they kissed with tongues.
 9
 
 
These days are little lifetimes of routine,
 10
rubbing shoulders like treasured brass
 11
glowing in a three bar fire
 12
as a room is bleached for a newcomer.
 13
 
 
These two lovers died a week apart
 14
their arms of blue and green garlands
 15
only left each other for weak tea at twelve.
 16
Their mantelpiece kept them young.
 17
 
 
When the ambulance wept along Charles Street
 18
they closed her eyes and switched off the siren.
 19
In her will she left advice to a never seen niece
 20
'to live long you must truly love'.
 21

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