07-14-2017, 03:51 AM
Hey Wjames,
I quite like the imagery in this poem. I do have some suggestions though:
Cheers,
Richard
I quite like the imagery in this poem. I do have some suggestions though:
(07-08-2017, 03:17 AM)Wjames Wrote: All red and sweaty between the thighs -The more I read this line, the more it seems to me that the poem starts with a very sexual image: someone's sweaty crotch. The enjambment with the next line wonderfully distracts from this potent image.I know someone else already mentioned it, but I would also suggest playing around with punctuation. I think it would make this piece even stronger if you did.
with ants on my legs and bees smelling pollen
from the buds of her breasts, throbbing hard -The bee imagery is a nice way to compare someone's breasts to flowers. The "throbbing hard" is a little too on the nose for my liking, but others would probably disagree.
in the oak shade overlooking Lake Ontario's -The expression "oak shade" is nice language usage. It would have been so easy to say something like "in an oak tree's shadow," but I much prefer how you said it.
grimy coast lined with dead fish half-eaten by dogs -This line creates a wonderfully disgusting image in my mind. It also makes me question how the speaker feels about his/her experience in the poem. Was this your intention here?
and covered in sand kicked up by dads on hikes
looking for memories in the bush. -I like this last line. The juxtaposition of the sexual experience with someone's dad is a bit jarring, but in a good way.
Cheers,
Richard
Time is the best editor.

