january

[tommyb]

I like the lack of capitalisation, it lends a nice sense of disrespect/crudeness, which combines well with the occasional vulgarity. I am, however, slightly uncomfortable with the phrase, "ugly girl make up". I comes across as judgemental in a way which is distinct from the criticism of winter and Christmas consumerism. It lends a sense of aggression to the speaker's voice which I don't think is fully realised in the rest of the poem - even the "(fuck mariah carey)" line, which comes across as more irreverent than aggressive.

Overall, I think that there is definitely a lot here that I like.