Beneath the Quill
Contest entry13 total reviews
Comment from Bill Schott
This quatern, Beneath the Quill, has the proper formatting and finds the poet creating his/her form, making a statement, finding the perfect words, and sending soul to the page through a pen.
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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This quatern, Beneath the Quill, has the proper formatting and finds the poet creating his/her form, making a statement, finding the perfect words, and sending soul to the page through a pen.
Comment Written 03-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Thank you for the excellent review, Bill. I'm glad you liked the piece. Have a great day.
Comment from C. Gale Burnett
This is truly a perfect contest entry!
Love that it is all black and white without artwork.
You have a way with words...making them come alive. That's what I love about the poem.
All the love and passion of writing is expressed in this poem, and I really do enjoy the fine-tuned, artistic, descriptive words and phrases you have put together.
Truly awesome :)
Gale
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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This is truly a perfect contest entry!
Love that it is all black and white without artwork.
You have a way with words...making them come alive. That's what I love about the poem.
All the love and passion of writing is expressed in this poem, and I really do enjoy the fine-tuned, artistic, descriptive words and phrases you have put together.
Truly awesome :)
Gale
Comment Written 02-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Thank you so much for the kind review, Gale. I really appreciate the gracious stars. I'm glad you liked the piece. Have a great day.
Comment from Liz O'Neill
The crux of this poem is in the allusions you mention. If the reader is a poet they are definitely drawn in with the meaning you are describing. Your language effects the era also. Well written.
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The crux of this poem is in the allusions you mention. If the reader is a poet they are definitely drawn in with the meaning you are describing. Your language effects the era also. Well written.
Comment Written 02-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Thank you for the great review, Liz. I'm glad you liked the piece.
Comment from Dean Kuch
This is a lovely Quatern Poem and a perfect entry for this particular contest, Anonymous Poet.
Excellent rhyming coupled with a smooth, even meter made this a delightful reading experience.
Best wishes to you in the contest.
~Dean
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This is a lovely Quatern Poem and a perfect entry for this particular contest, Anonymous Poet.
Excellent rhyming coupled with a smooth, even meter made this a delightful reading experience.
Best wishes to you in the contest.
~Dean
Comment Written 02-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Thank you for the excellent review, Dean. Always greatly appreciated.
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UR welcome. ... :-)))
Comment from LyndaS
This is excellent dear poet. I love this form of poetry because the challenge quotient is large. You have done a great job here adhering to the rules while producing an eloquent contest entry. The content is solid and flows smoothly. I see you doing well in this contest. Good luck!
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This is excellent dear poet. I love this form of poetry because the challenge quotient is large. You have done a great job here adhering to the rules while producing an eloquent contest entry. The content is solid and flows smoothly. I see you doing well in this contest. Good luck!
Comment Written 02-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Thank you for the excellent review and the gracious sixer, Lynda. Yeah. I thought for sure it would be doing better in the booth but it looks I was wrong again. I dearly appreciate the big stars and good luck wishes, L. I'm glad you liked the piece. Thank you again. Have a great day.
Comment from Janice Canerdy
This well-written quatern pays moving tribute to the art of
poetry and those who know how powerful it is! One thing:
line 12--"lies" should be "lie."
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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This well-written quatern pays moving tribute to the art of
poetry and those who know how powerful it is! One thing:
line 12--"lies" should be "lie."
Comment Written 02-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2019
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Thank you for the great review and for pointing out the goof, Jan. I fixed it. I really appreciate the generous stars. I'm glad you liked the piece. Have a great day.
Comment from Michele Harber
This works well from all angles, first as a quatern, following the rules of syllable count, and use of the refrain, and also as an explanation of what the poet regularly tries to do when he sets pen to paper. I wish you luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2019
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This works well from all angles, first as a quatern, following the rules of syllable count, and use of the refrain, and also as an explanation of what the poet regularly tries to do when he sets pen to paper. I wish you luck in the contest.
Comment Written 02-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2019
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Thank you for the great review, Michele. I'm glad you liked the piece. Might I ask what improvements you would add or change? A 4 star rating means that the piece needs improvement. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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The change I would make is that I?d clean my contact lenses so I could see properly, being that I thought I?d given you five stars. I?m so sorry I messed up, and I?ve since corrected it. As you are open to comments, though, which I respect, I did wonder if you?d meant to say ?where heart and mind are bond in sync,? as written, or if you intended to say ?... both in sync.? I was allowing for the possibility that this was a use of the word with which I?m unfamiliar but, as we?re having this conversation, I thought I?d point it out in case it were unintentional. Again, my apologies for my error, but thank you for bringing it to my attention and doing so graciously. The first person to whom I ever gave a four - deliberately and with polite explanation - was, shall we say, not quite as gracious, and that?s when the lower rating was actually deserved.
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Thank you again, Michele. In that spot I did intentionally mean bond. I like to twist words around just slightly to sound a bit more poetic. Again, I'm glad you liked the piece. Have a wonderful new year.
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That's why I hadn't brought it up initially, as I assumed that might be the case. Again, I'm just glad you'd alerted me that I'd accidentally clicked on four stars and not five, as your poem absolutely deserved the higher rating. Thank you for the good wishes, and all the best to you and yours for the New Year as well.
Comment from meeshu
You have created some great images here, poet's poetry. your writing is thoughtful and descriptive with a rhythmic tempo. good luck in the contest..
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2019
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You have created some great images here, poet's poetry. your writing is thoughtful and descriptive with a rhythmic tempo. good luck in the contest..
Comment Written 02-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2019
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Thank you for the great review, Meeshu. I'm glad you liked the piece.
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written Quatern poem about the Muse and its power to control the mind of poets and authors who like to put their hand to pen and quill and let the Muse guide them through each attempt.
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2019
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A very well-written Quatern poem about the Muse and its power to control the mind of poets and authors who like to put their hand to pen and quill and let the Muse guide them through each attempt.
Comment Written 02-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2019
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Thank you for the great review, Sandra. I'm glad you liked the piece.
Comment from zanya
A lovely form the Quatern in which to enfold these reflections on the poet and his work as he strives through the medium of words to unearth 'treasured gems'
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reply by the author on 02-Jan-2019
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A lovely form the Quatern in which to enfold these reflections on the poet and his work as he strives through the medium of words to unearth 'treasured gems'
This rating does not count towards story rating or author rank.
The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.
Comment Written 02-Jan-2019
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2019
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Thank you for the great review, zanya. I'm glad you liked the piece.
