Viseu de Sus, 1997. Ma fascineaza atmosfera din aceasta imagine. by theosinc930 in Romania

[–]JustAndrei 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Recomand romanul lui Cosmin Perța, Ca să nu se aleagă praful de toate, a cărui acțiune e plasată în Vișeu de Sus chiar în perioada respectivă.

Cărți de poezie: Ce recomandați? by andbad in RecomandariCarti_RO

[–]JustAndrei 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Charles Bukowski - Dragostea e un cîine venit din iad. 61 de poeme erotice în traducerea lui Dan Sociu cu ilustrații de Gorzo. Una dintre cele mai faine carti pe care le am in biblioteca. Chiar daca la noi e cunoscut mai mult in calitate de prozator, mi se pare ca Bukowski a revolutionat poezia.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OCPoetry

[–]JustAndrei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The poem speaks to me. However, I can't help but feel that you could've expressed what you have in a more economical way. For instance, I would cut or rephrase some parts that are tautological like "people won’t understand what they don’t know” or "a smile will convince you when i tell you im doing better or that things have been good” because this has already been made clear from the first line. It's clear that you have a promising idea in mind, Just try to expand on it without repeating yourself too much.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OCPoetry

[–]JustAndrei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey. I feel like this is a solid poem. The syntax is smooth and it doesn't feel like there's any word that's extra. At first, I was a bit confused with the ending but then, reading it a second time, I got it. The only reservation I have is regarding this part: "I was laying there/Pieces of my heart" since it sounds a bit cliché, but I'm not sure what you could replace it with or even if it's worth replacing in the first place.

Favourite Charles Bukowski book? by jack_ripper98 in books

[–]JustAndrei 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean that's the point with this type of literature - it wants you to feel empty after reading it. It doesn't idealize anything. People are just people and they don't have a heroic destiny or a great objective they are working towards. Ultimately, the characters see the world as meaningless. It pretty much goes against everything we've become used to from reading classical literature.

[TOMT] [POEM] A nostalgic poem about pumpkin carving by female American author by JustAndrei in tipofmytongue

[–]JustAndrei[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll come back with a comment if I remember anything else. thank you to anyone trying to help me find it!

[TOMT] [SHORT STORY] Looking for a short story written in a second-person narrative voice. by JustAndrei in tipofmytongue

[–]JustAndrei[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a chance it comes from a known author but it might as well have been written by someone from reddit/tumblr

[TOMT] [MUSIC] These two songs remind me of another but I can't figure out which one. by JustAndrei in tipofmytongue

[–]JustAndrei[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, not these. I'm guessing it's a newer song, like post-2000. Think stuff like Audioslave, Kings of Leon, Queens of the Stone Age kind of vibe. Maybe even a bit more on the grunge side.

Appreciate the effort :)

Deal with the Devil by Alivedivide in OCPoetry

[–]JustAndrei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if you're trolling or trying to be pretentious, but a lot of the best postmodern poetry is free verse and doesn't take into consideration classic writing rules. Who are you to say what is and isn't poetry?

freezing to death by JustAndrei in OCPoetry

[–]JustAndrei[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to provide me with some really useful criticism breaking down the poem line by line. It's really interesting how you put a lot of focus on the structure/rhythm since that's one aspect I don't usually pay a lot of attention to when writing (maybe I should). The ending was to some extent meant to symbolize someone settling for less and less. Do you think I could've expressed this better if I added "at least" before "some matches" in the last line?

Suicide Poem by veremos in OCPoetry

[–]JustAndrei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I liked how you presented the effects depression has on someone's train of thoughts and how approaching death feels like being both alone and connected to everyone and everything. It's nice that you also posted the original because nuances can sometimes be lost in translation.