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BIRDS OF A FEATHER, REVISITED

Posted on March 7, 2014 by jguenther5

Paula, on the coop blog, 8GreatStorytellers, posted this poem a while back: BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER Sparrows with sparrows, Crows with crows, Starlings with starlings. That’s how it goes. Inspired by this Nashian observation, I perpetrated this reply: … Continue reading →

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Why You Can’t Write Haiku, Part 6

Posted on July 23, 2013 by jguenther5

Twenty Syllable Translations The extra budget in a twenty syllable haiku accommodates the wordiness of English, and the rhyme compensates, somewhat, for the lost Japanese poetic elements of the original. Some examples: The scene is almost set for Spring to … Continue reading →

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Gresham’s Law of Versification

Posted on December 2, 2012 by jguenther5

My friend and mentor, Edith Battles, gave me her copy of “The Art of Versification” before she died. Esenwein and Roberts’ book is very complete. It has a section on Vers Libre, a form that the French were into by … Continue reading →

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