Marvel Godwyn

Member since August 11, 2017

Member for 8 years, 9 months

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37 Poems

264 Comments

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Dear Jess

Posted Feb 21, 2020 · 14 lines · 5 critiques

Your critique was as sandpaper.
smoothing my poetry's jagged edges
so that they might emerge better than ever;
In your ruthlessness, I saw true kindness.

You laid my valued works in your furnace,
though its raging flame burned my fame,
but each came out purer, more of a masterpiece;
mending my scorched glory and fixing my shame.

They have been tempered, and now shine like gold;
and your splendorous unquenchable light,
of nobility will always be my foothold
on my pathway to the literary height

You were as a real adversary
while polishing my artistry.

Marvel Godwyn’s timeline

August 2022
11 Thu

Anniversary
5 years of membership
February 2020
24 Mon

Received a critique
on Dear Jess from @lovedly
"can now never know Compose more as you have learned bless Jess should be your goal"
23 Sun

Received a critique
on Dear Jess from @scribbler
"dedicated to Jess which will likely have him rolling in his grave. But your poem is a good one in my estimation"
21 Fri

Received a critique
on Dear Jess from @Geezer
"my take on your poem, I'm not sure how Jess would have done it, but here goes. Your critique was as sandpaper smoothing my poetry's jagged edges so that they might emerge better than ever In your ruthlessness, I saw tru…"
21 Fri

Posted a poem
Dear Jess
"Your critique was as sandpaper."
Open thread 14 lines
August 2018
11 Sat

Anniversary
One year of membership
January 2018
31 Wed

Received a critique
on #haiku 5 from @IRiz
"Yes my dear friend, alliteration is one of the important means to deliver a message. Please use it in the future as much as it is not the purpose of the poem. Looking forward to reading more of your work. Forgive me for…"
31 Wed

Received a critique
on #haiku 6 from @raj
"if you haven't visited the Forum topic of IRiz as yet in which she is proposing an even more trimmed form, I suggest you visit it...likely to interest you... Regards..."
31 Wed

Received a critique
on #haiku 6 from @raj
"Vivid imagery created by you Marvel in this Haiku....a pleasure to read it... regards.."
31 Wed

Received a critique
on #haiku 5 from @weirdelf
"In haiku there is absolutely no room for wasted words. This is your worst work so far, there is no need to defend it, just move on to something better."
30 Tue

Received a critique
on #haiku 5 from @IRiz
"Okay MarvelG, Alliteration is good but when half a poem is just oos and oos it is too much."
30 Tue

Posted a poem
#haiku 6
"a wren flaps away"
Open thread 3 lines
30 Tue

Critiqued
"OF A MIND" by @Ja Ja
"It's really difficult to face reality ,especially if it happens to be a sad one.I nicely penned poem Ja Ja."
30 Tue

Critiqued
"HAIKU" by @Molly78
"A beautifully knitted Haikus I enjoyed reading them all."
26 Fri

Critiqued
"Choices With Voices" by @chevyvent
"An interesting story Chevyvent. It's a pity nemesis still caught up with Oscar even after he had turned new a leaf.I enjoyed my read and thanks for sharing."
26 Fri

Posted a poem
#haiku 5
"coo coo coo woo woo"
Open thread 3 lines
25 Thu

Critiqued
"Housebroken" by @trekker
"More of a rap song Trekker, I tried it out as a rap song it was really nice.I see in the piece someone trying to quit crack and using as a replacement peppermint sticks.I really hope I am right. "As old men show off the…"
23 Tue

Critiqued
"Welcome, but..." by @Geezer
"I perceive this piece speaks of a folk who has held on to a belief or way of life which obviously is erratic but has refused to make a detour out of pride or something else.I really like imagery "Cerebral assassins" whi…"
22 Mon

Critiqued
"ALL AT ONCE" by @Eumolpus
"A well crafted poem Eumoplus, it is actually human nature to want it , all at once and nothing to be left for others.And when we eventually get them all at once we never can make use of them all.Humans I think are known…"
22 Mon

Critiqued
"POETRY" by @Ja Ja
"Amazingly expressed thoughts Ja Ja."
17 Wed

Posted a poem
Your Love Is A Mystery
"Your love is a shrewed healer,"
Open thread 20 lines
17 Wed

Critiqued
"The Wind Up Choices" by @weirdelf
"Jess, I think I am in absolute agreement with that; that as a poet you are unavoidably bound to reveal your rather hidden self through your poems unknowingly no matter how hard you try to conceal your inner self ."
15 Mon

Posted a poem
#haiku 4
"mutual desires"
Open thread 3 lines
15 Mon

Highest posting month
January 2018 — 8 poems
14 Sun

Posted a poem
#haiku 3
"water gently falls"
Open thread 3 lines
13 Sat

Posted a poem
#haiku 2
"flowers fragrance called"
Open thread 3 lines
12 Fri

Posted a poem
#haiku 1
"bounteous rain fall"
Open thread 3 lines
10 Wed

Posted a poem
A Prayer To My Destiny
"My destiny!"
Open thread 28 lines
December 2017
29 Fri

Posted a poem
My Teenage Love Saga.
"It was a cush and seamless teenage love,"
Open thread 14 lines
24 Sun

Posted a poem
I Leapt Before Looking.
"Your thought was about you alone,"
Open thread 34 lines
19 Tue

Posted a poem
Frigidity Faltered To Affection
"Her heart swam in ecstatic desires;"
Open thread 14 lines
November 2017
12 Sun

New follower
@weirdelf
October 2017
06 Fri

New follower
@Osadolor Osayande
August 2017
24 Thu

Most-discussed work
Learning

27 critiques to date.
17 Thu

First critique offered
on "WHIFF" by @scribbler
13 Sun

First publication
Daily for peace let us hunger
11 Fri

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 2 days later.

About Me

About me

I am a graduate of mechanical engineering, with a great passion for creativity.
I was mandated to read books always by my parents, brothers and teachers at my primary school level especially, which animated a strong passion for creativity in me.
I have never had a mentor once though but a couple of literary giants who I passionately admire. Amongst them are Akinwande Olowole Babatunde Soyinka, William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare is infact the first writer I ever knew and my fancy for him was birthed after I was selected to feature in a drama from one of his novels"Merchant Of Venice " during my primary six graduation ceremony, where I acted as Antonio the influential noble man of Venice.
I am a lover of peace and wishes to actualize a dream of using my works to advocate for peace, unity and equity.

Location: Nigeria

Favorite Poets

Jess Tapper

Shakepeare

Akinwande Olowole Babatunde Soyinka

Eumolpus

themoonman.

Contest Wins

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Workshops

		Skill level:
Poets of West Africa in English	(syllabus)	Splash Pool		Concluded
Poets first poems	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2017-06-23	Concluded

5 years of membership

on Dear Jess from @lovedly

on Dear Jess from @scribbler

on Dear Jess from @Geezer

One year of membership

on #haiku 5 from @IRiz

on #haiku 6 from @raj

on #haiku 6 from @raj

on #haiku 5 from @weirdelf

on #haiku 5 from @IRiz

"OF A MIND" by @Ja Ja

"HAIKU" by @Molly78

"Choices With Voices" by @chevyvent

"Housebroken" by @trekker

"Welcome, but..." by @Geezer

"ALL AT ONCE" by @Eumolpus

"POETRY" by @Ja Ja

"The Wind Up Choices" by @weirdelf

January 2018 — 8 poems

on "WHIFF" by @scribbler

Membership begins

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