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 Writer's Block  [E]
A fit of writer's block.
by taylianna
Review of Writer's Block  
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Rated: E | (3.5)
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I think every person on this site has felt this way at one point or another. Sometimes a lot! It's a very relatable poem. I'm going to share my thoughts on it, but I'm definitely not judging too harshly! This is a work that got you through a writer's block, and I think that's so powerful. Any criticisms I offer are only to help work on shaping this or other poems, not a judgement.

First, I did love a lot of the word choices and imagery here. I especially enjoyed how you capitalised Writer's Bock/Writer's Hell, which I think really captures the experience of writer's block. The punctuation is pretty consistent for the most part, which I like. The rhyming scheme here is pretty solid too, and it doesn't feel forced (and it gets stronger as the poem goes on, in my opinion, with the strongest rhyme being in the final verse).

A few aspects could use some correcting or polishing. In your sixth line you say "stark ad blank" and I have to wonder if you meant "and"? In lines eleven and thirteen you use the word "stuck." This close together, I don't think the repetition works that well. I think the lines either need to be changed so that only one of them says stuck, or they need to be moved so that they're further apart (one near the beginning, one near the end) to add some feeling and momentum to the repetition. The ending of your fifth verse should also have a question mark.

Overall, I think this is a really solid poem about writer's block, especially considering it was most likely written during writer's block! I hope to read more of your poetry in the future.


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