m2ren
  Junior Member

Here's a detailed analysis/critique.
The poem "The Land of Mist" reminds me quite a bit of romantic era poetry, for its lush and vibrant imagery, and its allusions to classical greek/roman mythological figures. I definitely think thematically, the idea of being betrayed by an ideal and to subsequently turn your back upon it is subtle, yet not completely obscure, and is one of the highlights of the poem, at least-this is my interpretation.
I would say, in terms of poetic style and elegance this is indeed the best poem out of the bunch, in that your employment of imagistic descriptions are masterful, and there is an airy atmosphere of beauty that surrounds your poem.
Now, as for the critique(and I would like to iterate this is an objective critique, not meant to tear down your poem), one piece of feedback I would give is that the poem feels superficial, in the sense that it lacks a "metaphorical" imagination, in that in my poems(the few that I have wrote) I prefer to make nonobvious connections between objects that are thought to be disparate, but that's potentially a matter of preference. I think another suggestion for future improvements is thinking how to experiment with changes in different types of tone, (note I'm not saying you did not do this), but it is definitely something you could utilize more for dramatic effect, or at the very least keep the reader engaged and their gears turning in their head. That's all I have, overall bri more »