message from roachland
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Hi Kole, 

This is the first thing I've read in a while that I've enjoyed.  Thanks for that. A few comments below:

(10-12-2016, 04:26 AM)kolemath Wrote:  edit 1
you say I flatten 
myself but nothing is--great opening line love the break on is with line 2. I toyed with suggesting cutting myself but still like it enough to keep it.
two dimensional
you can’t see--Cosnider bringing the inside up to end this line. It would add a layer of meaning and work well.
the inside of your wall

you can’t see--if you bring up my scent to end this line it would be more interesting.
my scent trails like bread crumbs
you can’t--this line seems weak.
see my clan ahiss--I like ahiss. I also think if you make the scent change above this would provide parallel structure hearing/sight.
until the floor vibrations smooth

and you awake with midnight thirst--midnight thirst is lovely but your break should be on awake.
to raid the black safe zone of our day--nice
with electricity and newspaper swats--need more roach terms for elictricy and newspaper swats less human sounding more simple, more primal.
scattering us 
back into corridors of baseboards--don't like back
byways through space before and after
95% of species 
that 5% you’ll never squish

 
I hope some of that helped. 

Best,

Todd
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson
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message from roachland - by kolemath - 10-12-2016, 04:26 AM
RE: Roaches - by Brownlie - 10-12-2016, 12:46 PM
RE: Roaches - by Achebe - 10-12-2016, 04:54 PM
RE: Roaches - by kolemath - 10-12-2016, 07:33 PM
RE: Roaches - by kolemath - 10-13-2016, 09:34 AM
RE: Roaches - by Lizzie - 10-13-2016, 11:58 AM
RE: Roaches - by Brownlie - 10-13-2016, 01:46 PM
RE: Roaches - by Todd - 10-13-2016, 01:49 PM
RE: from roachland - by kolemath - 10-14-2016, 09:14 AM
RE: from roachland - by Todd - 10-14-2016, 10:24 AM
RE: from roachland - by kolemath - 10-14-2016, 10:36 AM
RE: from roachland - by kolemath - 10-16-2016, 12:39 AM
RE: from roachland - by Todd - 10-16-2016, 01:08 AM
RE: from roachland - by kolemath - 10-16-2016, 01:20 AM
RE: from roachland - by kolemath - 10-21-2016, 05:09 AM
RE: from roachland - by Achebe - 10-22-2016, 07:43 AM
RE: from roachland - by mitsuch - 10-22-2016, 05:19 PM
RE: message from roachland - by kolemath - 10-22-2016, 10:11 PM
RE: message from roachland - by Todd - 10-23-2016, 12:24 AM
RE: message from roachland - by Lizzie - 10-23-2016, 01:17 AM
RE: message from roachland - by Bueller - 10-25-2016, 07:51 AM
RE: message from roachland - by kolemath - 10-25-2016, 09:42 AM



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