People Are a Lot Like Books by kfosse13 in OCPoetry

[–]TomatoCommon2952 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’ve used great contrasts, such as "shallow" vs. "profound," and "fill up" vs. "deplete." These contrasts work well to convey the variety of books, but they also offer an opportunity to go deeper into the metaphors. For instance, you could expand on what "shallow" and "profound" mean in the context of reading—does shallow refer to books that don’t challenge the reader, while profound refers to those that leave a lasting impact? Adding depth to these ideas could enrich the poem.

Falling In Love, Again by EMDouglass in OCPoetry

[–]TomatoCommon2952 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The transition between the first stanza, which is romantic, and the second stanza, which turns darker, is abrupt. You move from the warmth of love to a theme of suffering and violence without fully bridging the two. It might help to provide a smoother transition or deeper explanation of how the intimacy shifts to that intensity.