:) I've noticed major improvments to the site and I can only say how great they have been, coming from the old site which offered little "bonus" features but more of a repository for ppl to dump their writting into.
I love the front page, Nice and simplistic however I noticed something is missing ;) and this is my suggestion, on the front page where you see the "active forum posts" "New forums posts" and "New members" There would be a perfect spot for "New Poems/writing Added" so that the "tweet" or shout bar to the side does not scroll away the new posts for someone's writing..
Just an idea I had.