All Comments on 'Ship of Fools'

strangers meet and recant, TK U MLJ LV NV

I can see a bit of why this poem won an award! It's very studied, with its repetitions and rhyme scheme, and the subject matter is clearly universally appealing. Nicely done!

Puts it is universally appealing -- from London to New Delhi the common man faces hard times while the politically privileged get away with shenigans times without number ---- very aptly written Demure a 5 out of 5 in my book ! Attagirl !!---A9

Congratulations on the "E".

Form and content outstanding. I think it's easy to become too enamored with the sound of a villanelle and, as such, it sometimes overshadows the narrative or worse makes it appear less important to the poem's effectiveness, much like a songwriter who hammers you over the head repeatedly with a well turned lyric. This doesn't, and the narrative grabs your attention right away, on top of which the first two lines of the last stanza are climactic before the last two serve as concluding chorus.

This is craft at its best. Clearly, you gave this piece much thought. Congratulations on a well deserved "E."

Excellent.

Five.