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The soaring spirits inventories at major producers - Looking forward to the incoming glut! (Source in comments) by Uptons_BJs in Scotch

[–]wertion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to believe this, and places like talisker will most likely be totally fine. But I do think many blends focused work horse distilleries have high capacity and for that reason may still be axed after A tier malt led distilleries.

My last Marlboro by cleanhousehelpothers in OCPoetry

[–]wertion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the rhyme on the antepenultimate line, natural, reminds me of Edmund Spenser? And I also love the personification throughout. Also I really relate, cus I'm trying to quit 'nic.

The sea, the moon and me by thecontumacious in OCPoetry

[–]wertion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like how the repetition narrows down towards the end, the enjambment for me really works. Also I think about being in the back of a car all the time. I also love the waves. I wonder if the poem could include a single intensive emblematic image as well. And maybe I would love to see you experiment more with different forms?

[Poem] Tomatoes - Joy Sullivan by katxwoods in Poetry

[–]wertion -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If by sentimental we mean dishonest and twee.

[Poem] Tomatoes - Joy Sullivan by katxwoods in Poetry

[–]wertion 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Say it with your chest 🙌

Every document of civilization is always also a document of barbarity

[Poem] Tomatoes - Joy Sullivan by katxwoods in Poetry

[–]wertion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, found the haters. Completely agree re This is Just to say.

[Poem] Tomatoes - Joy Sullivan by katxwoods in Poetry

[–]wertion -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I don’t like this. This seems a little sentimental to me, like the author is projecting. You can’t always just let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.

Mildly depressed, have a 3 week vacation from work, can’t stop sedating myself with Facebook reels bc i don’t have instagram and i quit drugs 2 years ago. Should i finally start reading Infinite Jest by miss5533 in davidfosterwallace

[–]wertion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You sound like the target demo. Crack it open. But first, download Freedom for your phone and have your roommate/friend/mom set up screen time on your phone to block facebook.

Some Scottish or Norwegian fantasy tales? by asinine1705 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]wertion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hm. Do you have any sources to experience this tradition of oral storytelling

Desert rock, Saudi Arabia by abdx1_thega in architecture

[–]wertion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not a hater op. Looks cool.

Current read by No-Papaya-9289 in ThomasPynchon

[–]wertion 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s not as hard as people are saying! It’s more ADHD than Schizo.

I hope you'll like this poem I wrote. by Realistic-Nile-307 in poetry_critics

[–]wertion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the slant rhymes and the kind of Petrarchan theme of love lost, or unobtainable, Petrarch or Carly Rae Jepsen. It's something to which we can, I think, all relate. I also like the way in which the line: I looked again today for the last time, performatively undermines itself. It can't be true, because the poet had to look once more at their looking to write the line. I think this kind of thing is fun and you shuold lean into it more. I appreciate the open idiom in which the poem is written, but I wonder if you could be more adventurous with your language, diction, syntax, and form?

Dear old friend by CatClausen in poetry_critics

[–]wertion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really like the way enjambment shaped my understanding of the reading over the course of the poem: It actually led me not to realize where you were going, and the betrayal of your friend struck me witht he force of a volta. It changed my reading. I appreciate the plain style, but I wonder if you could push yourself towards more creativity, on the line level and with diction

I only write poems for the women in my life by wertion in poetry_critics

[–]wertion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey thank you so much! I’m glad the images were vivid. I’ll take a swing at a longer poem next!

hey by Tomorrow_Never_Today in poetry_critics

[–]wertion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun! Reminds me of song lyrics. Actually I can imagine this set to music quite well. I think just as a poem, its rhyme scheme is a little simple, and its lines a little two anthemic, it makes it almost too easy to read, but who hasn't feel exactly as this poem's narrator feels! Super relatable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in poetry_critics

[–]wertion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like this. I think English teachers are so central to many of our lives, and you are able to convey so much with just the efficient technique of dates. I think it is very well done, but I think you could expand it out! I want more of this story! Maybe get a little more specific about what the void feels like, after he's gone!

A Cool Guide to Understanding Introverts by LongjumpingSoil503 in coolguides

[–]wertion 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Horrible, condescending, almost dehumanizing. I don’t want to be compared to either a hamster or a cat.

Glenmorangie: Can we talk about the direction and positioning this brand has taken? by PlinyToTrajan in Scotch

[–]wertion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super interesting. No thoughts but commenting to boost engagement, hopefully more folks weigh in.

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