WEE reviews May 10, 2006

Day 4: Somewhere in the Everglades, Ranger Dan Continues to Feign Unconsciousness by Jennifer L Knox

Julie: Now back to the same laugh-out-loud joy I felt when I read Monday's poem. Knox is fun and playful and takes risks. I'm appreciative. I'm also late for a doctor's appointment. Crap.

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Riding Westward by Carl Phillips

Julie: It took me a few tries to read this one, and it never manages to move beyond the dull and trite for me. The ending is too poetic in tone to follow the rest of the poem. This is a poem that would have benefited from a lot of trimming and tightening. I can't say how much benefit, but some.