Author Archives: Tiffany Metcalf

Bernadet Best’s “The Cold Reflection”

This was a really good poem. I like the idea of the mirror and the girl looking at her reflection in the mirror. I really loved the line, “Ever closer to my deep sapphire eyes.” It was a really beautiful … Continue reading

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J.P. Bleacher’s Road Trip: July 4th 2009

I really enjoyed this epistle a whole lot! I really enjoyed how the title sort of set the scene and a time for the poem. I like how it is something in the past and that the speaker is looking … Continue reading

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Alex Gottemoeller’s, So you had a heart all along

I really liked this poem. The personification of the ship was brought out clearly throughout the entire poem. Nice job! I loved the first line, “Your heart and my heart we live every pulse in tune.” It showed the intimacy … Continue reading

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Jamie Carr’s In Memory of A Girl Who Once Loved

I really enjoyed reading your poem. I like how just from reading the title it ties into the poem being a eulogy. Then from the very first line in the poem you say a “long eight months, October to June.” … Continue reading

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Anthony Pugliese, Early Saturday Morning

I really really enjoyed this poem a lot. I really enjoyed learning a new word while reading this as well. I was unfamiliar with what a spector is. But now that I looked it up I loved the idea of … Continue reading

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Andrew Shea Room to Grow

I really enjoyed reading this sonnet. I liked how the rhyme scheme played out. There was a complete set structure but the words all worked very well together and it didn’t matter that a set form wasn’t followed. This is … Continue reading

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Maxwell Phillips “Sick”

Dear Maxwell, I really enjoyed reading your poem, I thought that it was funny and I enjoyed that it wasnt a typical deep down from the heart poem. Here is what my thoughts on your poem “Sick”. This satirical poem is a … Continue reading

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Edson Moya’s, Invisible, Imaginary

Edson, I enjoyed getting to read your poem. I really liked the title, it got me very curious to see what all the context of the poem would entail. I really liked your form and the way your thought process … Continue reading

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