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Comment from sunnilicious
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Congratulations on taking home the winning ribbon. This was a wonderfully written poem. You definitely understand the 70's and disco. Enjoyable read. Great presentation. Exceptional work.

Happy Thanksgiving!

 Comment Written 22-Nov-2018


reply by the author on 22-Nov-2018
    Thank you very much. I should understand the 70s thats when I grew up. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
Comment from Liz O'Neill
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I don't look for meter unless it has a particular cadence for a purpose to effect something unique. You have many song allusions. This draws the reader in, to reminisce on the sound of those songs, or to send them scattering to discover what they sounded like. This is a clever conglomerate of hit singles of that era. You did your research or have an excellent memory for someone from the disco era. lol

 Comment Written 22-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 22-Oct-2018
    I have an excellent memory, unfortunately these were my high school years. Thank you for reading and reviewing my work.
Comment from Sally Law
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Enjoyed this fun piece and the artwork is fabulous! Anything sixties and seventies takes me back. Love all the oldies you laced in the songs. Fun and well done!
All my best,
Sally

 Comment Written 22-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 22-Oct-2018
    Thank you. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
reply by Sally Law on 22-Oct-2018
    You?re welcome!
Comment from Joan E.
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I enjoyed your rhymes saluting disco, plus your illustration to reinforce the poem. You seamlessly wove in the famous titles as well. Best wishes in the competition- Joan

 Comment Written 20-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 20-Oct-2018
    Thank you Joan. I appreciate you reading and reviewing my work.
Comment from BeasPeas
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Oh, great job on this fun piece. Brought a smile. Love the image. Those were the days. You featured good songs in your poem. If the contest isn't over--best of luck in it. Marilyn

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018
    Thank you, it was a fun write. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
Comment from bichonfrisegirl
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This is a delightfully fun poem! I enjoyed reading it. This was like a blast from the past to read all of the song titles incorporated into this write. It took me down memory lane.

Good luck in the contest with this gem! So very well done!

Cheers,
Connie

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018
    Thank you, it was a fun write. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
Comment from Bill Schott
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This disco-themed poem, Jive Talkin, takes us back forty years to the decade of the Dancing Machine. I feel a Saturday Night Fever coming on. Discorilla, Discodzilla, Discobobulate.,

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018
    Thanks, this was a fun write. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
Comment from AngieDee
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This certainly brought back some memories for me-especially Disco Duck. I think you did a great job with the rhyming and told a fun story along with it. Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018
    Thanks, this was a fun write. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
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Wow! You took me back to my disco days with all those great songs that jumped out at me from the page and brought back some memories, I so enjoyed your musical write! Love Dolly x

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018
    Thanks, this was a fun write. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.
Comment from Hayley Zemontas
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So, whilst it's true that the format is a little haphazard and the punctuation is not always correct with capital letters in weird places, it actually kind of works and I still thought it was a cool poem because the lack of restrictions made it seem so carefree and expressive just like disco music and dancing. I thought it was very clever how you incorporated the names of various songs into the poem and made these bold for us to see- made it easy to read and pick up on that twist. It was just very fun and easy and I liked it. Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018


reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018
    Thanks, this was a fun write. I appreciate you taking the time to read and review my work.