A Song for Small Souls and Abortion

A Song for Small Souls: I have never read a cento poem, nor did I know what one was until I read this. I like that it incorporates the works of various people and I feel that the title you gave this poem as well as the lines that were used really unified the entire piece. I feel that attempting a poem like this is challenging because in addition to picking a suitable theme for the poem, it is also important that the poem maintains a consistent tone which I think you achieved. The topic you picked was a genuine one and the lines flowed evenly, with the exception of a few tense issues. Particularly, the lines "And you O my soul where you stand" and "And the night shall be filled with music" threw the poem off a little bit. My only other complaint is that I feel that poems such as this one do not directly reflect your own thoughts and feelings, rather the thoughts of others.

Abortion: Topics like this are difficult to approach because people can easily take offense. In this case, however, you addressed this topic with sensitivity by addressing both sides and showing no favor towards one or the other. This poem really jumps out at you, which is a good thing, especially in dealing with a topic like this. In most cases, people tiptoe around sensitive subjects such as abortion, but you just threw it right at us. The say that typing in all Caps is the equivalent of screaming at someone, which is important when you want to grab someone's attention and have your work noticed. One of my favorite lines of the poem was "if you were in these shoes you'd sing a different song" which is completely true and relatable. For the most part people may be for or against something up until the moment they are put in that situation, and once they are, everything changes. My only complaint was addressed by others in that some of the lines run into one another due to the abscence of punctuation. ex: by adding repetitive question marks, it sticks with the reader more and makes them ponder each question rather than running into the next thought(does it give little girls the right to be little girls? after all the tears they've cried? what about impregnated rape victims?)