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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Random Poem:

Campanology
cubbzor

Split chimes and reverent tells,
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my days are full of broken bells.
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I grow weary of these cracked shells.
 3
I never stop ringing.
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To forever silence these mighty bells,
 5
would be to calm a man that speaks in yells,
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or clear a mind that always dwells.
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I never stop ringing.
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If released from this 8 by twelve cell,
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I'd eventually return to this devout hell,
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for the days are measured in chimes as well.
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I'll never stop ringing.
 12

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