Comment from ~Dovey

Excellent

I can see clearly that you had some fun with this piece. Acrostics are my favorites! Your addition of rhyme flows smooth within the poem and does not appear to be stilted or forced in any way. Good luck in the contest, I think this is great!

Kim

 Comment Written 14-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 15-Sep-2015

Thanks so much for your lovely comments, Kim - they are much appreciated :)

Craig.

Comment from Carole Rosa

Excellent

To the author of "Poetry Contest". You don't have to apology to anyone, especially Shakespeare. You wrote a poetic piece with style and grace. Excellent acrostic poem. Good luck in the contest. Carole

 Comment Written 14-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 15-Sep-2015

Thank you very much for the lovely review, Carole. Your comments and good wishes are much appreciated.

Craig.

Comment from virgomoon71

Exceptional

Simply fantastic! Fun, creative. Follows the acrostic form and rhyme is terrific. Doesn't seem forced which sometimes happens in acrostic.

 Comment Written 14-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 15-Sep-2015

Thank you so much for the wonderful review, and for the fantastic rating, virgomoon. Both are very much appreciated!

Craig.

reply by virgomoon71 on 15-Sep-2015

Comment from Pam (respa)

Excellent

-A great photo for your poem.
-I like your choice of topic and how you enlarged the first letters.
-The poem is written really well and covers many areas of poetry writing in a clever way.
-In the first section I like the lines about enjambment and rebellion.
-This is a great line: "Enlightened folk don't write in couplets that rhyme"
-Good luck in the contest; if I could vote, I would!

 Comment Written 14-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 15-Sep-2015

Thank you very much, respa, for the lovely comments and thoughtful review.

Craig.

reply by Pam (respa) on 15-Sep-2015

You are very welcome. I loved the poem and glad you won. I thought it was a Fan Story Contest decided by the committee, but saw that it wasn't!

Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose

Excellent

Hello :)

I think your poem is the best in the contest and one that I can relate to. I think you will get my vote if I can't find a better one. Good entry!
~gypsy

 Comment Written 14-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 14-Sep-2015

Thank you, Gypsy, for your kind words. I hope you decided to go with your original decision :)

reply by Gypsy Blue Rose on 14-Sep-2015

Yes, I did :)

Comment from barkingdog

Excellent

Now, I have to look up the difference between free and blank verse. I haven't tried either one, but do read a lot of what people call blank verse here on site.

This is a wonderful Acrostic. Perfect meter and rhyme. I liked the way you worked an example of alliteration mistaking it at first for consonance. lol
Your line on enjambment was equally clever.

 Comment Written 14-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 14-Sep-2015

I'm not much good at either blank or free - rhyming is how it's meant to be, you see? Thank you so much for the lovely review :)

Comment from flylikeaneagle

Excellent

Mystery poet: great information, rhymes, beat and alliteration. I like the humor
in your acrostic. Great photo. I am sure one can read poetry all day long
but you gave us a great introduction of the fun of poetry!!! Excellent and a
sure winner. flylikeaneagle

 Comment Written 14-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 14-Sep-2015

Thank you so much, flylikeaneagle, for your very kind words. I wish I had your confidence, but I'm hoping you're right :)

Comment from Jackarrie

Excellent

This is an excellent entry into the acrostic contest. I do believe it to be a very strong contender. a very creative piece using poetry rules and styles as an acrostic.

Well done good luck in the contest. Mary

 Comment Written 14-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 14-Sep-2015

Thank you very much, Jackarrie, for your kind words and your good wishes. Both are very much appreciated :)

Comment from RahulChadha

Excellent

A very well written poetry and nicely expressed and put into words. A different topic and a perfect entry for the contest
I would appreciate if you would read my work and give your precious review.

 Comment Written 13-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 14-Sep-2015

Thank you, Rahul, for your kind review. I appreciate your comments very much, and will certainly review some of your work - I'm always looking for new (to me, at least) material to review.

reply by RahulChadha on 14-Sep-2015

Thanks a lot

Comment from I am Cat

Excellent

Yep, I believe I've been in that thread! ;)
I think it's always a good idea to know the styles... definitely... and I think the more knowledge I gain, the more dangerous I become... and i"m certainly able to use and abuse the English language at will more easily than ever... that being said...
I still have no need or want to write like Shakespeare... A wonderful man, I"m sure
"homely Will" I believe Mikey called him... , was... however, he's dead.
Dead as a doornail dead. And though he was wonderful in the 16th century... and we can learn much from his form... We can also use his techniques to create our own more exciting styles... ones which can liven up the language...
And that's what I employ and I hope that it gets people interested in poetry again.

Some people just hate poetry... believe it or not... BECAUSE of Shakespeare, because they didn't 'get' it...
Hell, the other day, a 76 year old member on this site, actually wrote his FIRST POEM because I inspired him to. Told him he didn't have to follow their rules. Just do it.

and he did.

Now THAT is exciting. At least it is to me.

As for your poem.. it rocks the Cazbah!
Well done! I should think this would be a wonderful contender!
Beautifully written and with wonderful poetic devices... well stated and fun.
I loved it.
Good luck in this contest!
Cat

 Comment Written 13-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 14-Sep-2015

Well, I absolutely love Will, not the poems so much - they are pretty good (hmmm, that might be like a 4th grade local tennis club hack calling Nadahl "ok" at tennis), but I think although he's been dead a long time, parts of his plays are the funniest and most moving stuff around. And besides, without him, and Chaucer, and Milton, and countless others, the Dead Poet's Society would just be fiction! That doesn't mean I want to write like him, but there's plenty I could learn, for sure. I really only included him though because he was the subject of some discussion in that thread.

Thanks for enjoying the poem, Cat.... I always feel something I've done is worthwhile if you like it :)

reply by I am Cat on 14-Sep-2015

I always love your writings... And I voted for it.
;)