Reviw for MRussell

(For Mary Oliver) I really liked the way you used what something is not to describe it. Your imagry is good, too. I particularly liked the line "the best writing is only an impression/the way the wind's pattern on the water is not the wind." My only suggestion for this piece is to capitalize sentence beginnings. I get that there are only one or two sentences per stanza, but I still think they should be capitalized.

(Poo-tee-weet?) What I got out of this one was that there is both too much and not enough talking going on in the world. Too much talking about inconsequential things, but not enough talking about vital things. Or maybe that people do talk about the right things, but only when it's too late for the talking to do any good.

I like the descriptions in the 6th stanza, and I loved the fact that you included footnotes that explained the references made in the poems. The one suggestion I have for this piece is that you feel it a little more. I feel like I've read a very well written tale of one of man's faults, but I don't get the impression that you're passionate about your subject. In my opinion, poetry, no matter the subject or form, is about the authors passions, and I don't feel that here.