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Challenge. Blank Verse.

I'm having trouble finding recent posts on which to comment. I see some on the 'banned words' thread, but I can't reach them! Help please.In the spirit of participation, I'm posting this and will...

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Hi, Kathy Thanks for having a go with this month's challenge -- always appreciated!To address your comments/questions:Yes, this forum (and many of the other smaller ones) tends to get a bit quiet, and...

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Thanks for addressing my concerns. Yes, I think you got 'em all. Poems are a bit thin on the ground in Challenges and as you say, it is a bit slow around here too. Which is partly why I decided to...

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Tis good to see you, Kathy.My own efforts have been leaning ever stronger to the free verse realm, even while I find it more difficult to break into there than I ever anticipated.I shall have to work...

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Hello Merlin, It's good to see you too. Blank is quite fun once one gets into thinking in iambs. Why not keep your hand in eh?I haven't seen much of you, but I'm looking!

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Good morning, Kathy I'm glad I was able to help address your questions/concerns. I always try ... just don't always manage to succeed! Yes, things have grown a bit quiet around here lately. This board...

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Beth. That's a lovely name. Yes, a lot of things seem to ebb and flow in human tides. Crowds at the supermarket, sicknesses and births to name a few. Poetry boards too.Was that hack 2 years ago...

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Hi Kathleen,You've done an outstanding job with blank verse. WOW! I have written a few blank verse poems while I was in school years ago, but I must say it is not one of my favs. I think I will dabble...

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Dear Silver Angel, Blank can be a great medium for expression. One of my favourite things is the address of Henry V to his troops, by Shakespeare. I heard Kenneth Branaugh deliver it in the movie,...

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Kathy, this is so moving, and unfortunately so believable. I love what you've done with the twin refrains - as Beth says, they become stronger in effect as the poem progresses.The only line that...

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Ah, so it does. I wonder how that happened? Thanks.It was true. Written years ago now, but it still takes me back to that child within, and little Jackie.I went back a couple of years ago, and stood...

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Bravo, Kathleen...this is a fine example of blank verse, coupled with a great narrative style that balances the lightness of a childs voice with the darkness of the subject matter...things like this...

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Kathleen:A remarkable narrative poem! The many "pipe" references make for an effective incremental refrain. I also get two senses from "pipe" - the literal meaning of a sewer or water pipe, and then...

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Thanks, Soulsease and Brenda. I haven't written in blank for years, but it is terrific for narrative, isn't it. Terific all round, really.

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Hi, Kathleen, Your verse gave me chills. To learn that it was based on a true tale made it even more powerful. I'm not good at "form" - I either like or don't like - so I can't comment on that. But I...

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