tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post6162492404084119319..comments2023-11-07T07:53:32.305+11:00Comments on The Passionate Crone (poetry): Observing Line and Metre (Non-Diverse)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-17249135209660696102013-08-28T16:14:51.499+10:002013-08-28T16:14:51.499+10:00Awesome!Awesome!Imahttp://besttreadmillforhomes.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-81184129251530406222013-08-11T07:36:55.783+10:002013-08-11T07:36:55.783+10:00Brian, your poetry is amazing! Letting it be obvio...Brian, your poetry is amazing! Letting it be obviously works for you, so I wouldn't worry about making any drastic changes. Smiles back.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-25838729923026824152013-08-11T07:34:11.732+10:002013-08-11T07:34:11.732+10:00Nico, good point! Some doggerel is truly wonderful...Nico, good point! Some doggerel is truly wonderful. :)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-62649155796374347292013-08-11T03:41:07.009+10:002013-08-11T03:41:07.009+10:00I think most poets agree! But oh, the battles that...I think most poets agree! But oh, the battles that were fought in the early days of free verse. One group of editors would publish an anthology containing only formal verse, as if to say, "This, and only this, is poetry." Then another group of editors would publish a volume of free verse, as if to say, "Get with the times!" Anyway, very funny take on the prompt, and I would say that doggerel is poetry too!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-89570040654236109952013-08-10T22:59:35.739+10:002013-08-10T22:59:35.739+10:00ha. thanks for the explanation in verse...i just c...ha. thanks for the explanation in verse...i just could not get it together in time...i struggle with forced rhythms...i just let my poetry be...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-35969772090807881482013-08-10T22:49:03.898+10:002013-08-10T22:49:03.898+10:00Oh I'm SO glad someone finally commented on th...Oh I'm SO glad someone finally commented on that. I thought it was going unnoticed, and it was one of the most fun bits to write. Thank you.<br /><br />Not MY take on the metres - just something I'm sharing.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-3046742481988478552013-08-10T22:30:46.275+10:002013-08-10T22:30:46.275+10:00"rollick jollily"--great pairing of word..."rollick jollily"--great pairing of words. And enjoyed your take on the various forms. Fun. vb holmeshttp://vbreverb.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-72676211554980897152013-08-10T22:30:12.368+10:002013-08-10T22:30:12.368+10:00Gosh, Amy, thank you for the high praise! I think ...Gosh, Amy, thank you for the high praise! I think of myself as a free verse poet, but I love to play with form now and then - it makes a change. Also I think I learn things which then, hopefully, improve my free verse.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-1754174981812385652013-08-10T22:02:59.882+10:002013-08-10T22:02:59.882+10:00Maybe, but not as enjoyable ... Thanks for visiti...Maybe, but not as enjoyable ... Thanks for visiting my poem too.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-26630201597301538432013-08-10T19:49:08.297+10:002013-08-10T19:49:08.297+10:00Very much enjoyed...a fun look at poetry of all fo...Very much enjoyed...a fun look at poetry of all forms. I must admit I like to feel it too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-87511405427070858872013-08-10T17:49:17.516+10:002013-08-10T17:49:17.516+10:00Cleverly done.Cleverly done.Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-49983790732847200322013-08-10T13:47:18.376+10:002013-08-10T13:47:18.376+10:00Rosemary, what a neat reminder about what's wh...Rosemary, what a neat reminder about what's what. But your poem, such fun! Taking the forms, using them while slightly belittling the process... I'm not good at forms, but I took a chance today and I couldn't believe it.<br /><br />You are a masterful poet, and this is one fine example of that. AmySharp Little Pencilhttp://sharplittlepencil.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-58518644744031132013-08-10T12:59:27.976+10:002013-08-10T12:59:27.976+10:00Rosemary,love these doggerel...Thanks. :)Rosemary,love these doggerel...Thanks. :)humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-40235754965880347382013-08-10T11:02:04.932+10:002013-08-10T11:02:04.932+10:00Yes, iambic is the natural metre of English.
Well...Yes, iambic is the natural metre of English.<br /><br />Well, maybe 'instinct for free verse' is more accurate, lol.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-81447486007660458852013-08-10T11:00:03.309+10:002013-08-10T11:00:03.309+10:00The names are only labels. It's the rhythm tha...The names are only labels. It's the rhythm that counts! Still, it's nice to know what effects you can achieve with different tools.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-63056468567007921282013-08-10T10:45:13.706+10:002013-08-10T10:45:13.706+10:00I love this tongue in cheek offering, Rosemary, an...I love this tongue in cheek offering, Rosemary, and the metre is right on the money. My brain glazes over at the names of the various "types". I dont know a trochee from an anapest. I have to set the rhythm in my head and go from there. Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-16747575595808366042013-08-10T10:26:38.697+10:002013-08-10T10:26:38.697+10:00I enjoyed this, Rosemary. I insisted mine was dog...I enjoyed this, Rosemary. I insisted mine was doggerel, too, but maybe it is not when it trips so daintily off the tongue. I actually find English falls into iambs naturally--but there is an extra bounce that mocks seriousness. ("Ear for free verse"--haha!)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-8436371943861646312013-08-10T10:24:08.936+10:002013-08-10T10:24:08.936+10:00Thank YOU for giving me the pleasure that I had in...Thank YOU for giving me the pleasure that I had in writing this.:)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-73196682618871547512013-08-10T09:11:32.852+10:002013-08-10T09:11:32.852+10:00Love this and you were the only example of unrhyme...Love this and you were the only example of unrhymed verse which I really appreciate. Again thank you for the sentiment held in this poem, and for sharing the verse to help understand meter. This was very generous of you and I appreciate it, and I'm sure Sam Peralta would echo that appreciation (and were he still around, Luke Prater too! Thanks!Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-65756949522355177552013-08-10T08:31:51.424+10:002013-08-10T08:31:51.424+10:00So true, Rosemary. It really cannot appear to be ...So true, Rosemary. It really cannot appear to be FORCED and be 'good' poetry!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-9781876503571421362013-08-10T08:16:17.870+10:002013-08-10T08:16:17.870+10:00True. One of the best poets I know has never learn...True. One of the best poets I know has never learned this stuff, but her 'ear' for free verse is excellent.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-28284113013670133502013-08-10T08:15:08.496+10:002013-08-10T08:15:08.496+10:00I did enjoy this bit of nonsense, yes. I have taug...I did enjoy this bit of nonsense, yes. I have taught poetry writing at tertiary level, so I am acquainted with the basics of prosody, but seldom use those metres any more myself. <br /><br />I did also have a serious point to make. I see too many poems where the metre is used in a way that doesn't serve the subject matter.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-88684592651677769402013-08-10T08:13:11.284+10:002013-08-10T08:13:11.284+10:00Fun, fun, fun! And that second reminder is good to...Fun, fun, fun! And that second reminder is good too. But I think many of us just "feel" it.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-36031320381489269902013-08-10T08:01:55.656+10:002013-08-10T08:01:55.656+10:00I enjoyed this, Rosemary. Really I am a believer ...I enjoyed this, Rosemary. Really I am a believer in different strokes for different folks; and also a believer in different strokes at different times. I enjoyed the challenge to prove to myself I could accomplish it. And perhaps so did you?Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com