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The Shadow in Blue
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0 posted 2006-06-09 10:26 PM

I really don't know how to write anything decent that isn't free verse, which in a sense is kinda pathetic, but whatever. So I was wondering if any of you knew which type of structured poetry one should start off in if one was a amateur-novice.
*puppy dog eyes*
Please Reply!
*stick out lower lip*

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Jill

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It's strange that words are so inadequate. Yet, like the asthmatic struggling for breath, so the lover must struggle for wo

Nan

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1 posted 2006-06-09 11:29 PM

How about a sonnet?... (I really LIKE your plan, btw)...

The Shadow in Blue
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2 posted 2006-06-09 11:50 PM

Why thank you Nan for the reply. And as the first to to answer my question you can either choice between door number 1 or Box number 2 *dramatic jeapardy music plays on a loop*

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Jill

/\/The Editing Queen\/\

It's strange that words are so inadequate. Yet, like the asthmatic struggling for breath, so the lover must struggle for wo

doreen_peri

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3 posted 2006-06-10 12:38 PM

Hmmm.. well your initial question was a good one and Nan's reply was a good one too but your reply to Nan's reply sorta baffles me! lol.. I think you should try door # 4 and box #1 myself.

Nan

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4 posted 2006-06-10 07:23 AM

If, perchance, your question was serious...
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The Shadow in Blue
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5 posted 2006-06-10 12:44 PM

Thanks for pinpointing the forum you discussed sonnets in. And yes I was being serious, but I guess my sarcasm couldn't stay in check last night-I blame the caffeine.

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It's strange that words are so inadequate. Yet, like the asthmatic struggling for breath, so the lover must struggle for wo

Nan

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6 posted 2006-06-10 01:29 PM

- You'll find many more formats discussed there as well - If you need any help, just holler..

Mysteria

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7 posted 2006-06-10 11:41 PM

Well...as a person who really can't da dum with a darn, after not only reading the best but hanging out with them and watching them write, I wish you luck.

By the way Jill, some of the best poetry is free verse, and as far as I am concerned if you think it, and write it - then heck, that's poetry.

However, you don't get a better teacher than Nan to guide you - so I wish you luck and will look for your first sonnet.

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