tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post5623394198273241076..comments2024-02-03T14:41:13.330-05:00Comments on Writing Without Paper: A Rose Not Stone ~ A 'Backward' SonnetMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-83884128262659079502011-08-27T12:35:38.845-04:002011-08-27T12:35:38.845-04:00Such touching verse, Maureen. How many minutes hav...Such touching verse, Maureen. How many minutes have I been pondering this now?<br /><br />And the structure is fascinating. I'll keep it in mind for when my next poetical mood strikes.Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-1163985302544332802011-08-27T08:46:34.093-04:002011-08-27T08:46:34.093-04:00What a neat idea! Well done.What a neat idea! Well done.Megan Willomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494508400178014999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-18695328989099390292011-08-26T02:44:25.633-04:002011-08-26T02:44:25.633-04:00wonderful!wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-24707735528489108832011-08-25T16:31:05.290-04:002011-08-25T16:31:05.290-04:00OOH!! I will have to try this. I have never heard ...OOH!! I will have to try this. I have never heard of this before---it would be tricky, I think.Hannah Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-36528937591602993242011-08-25T13:29:16.962-04:002011-08-25T13:29:16.962-04:00Wow, this is really neat!--both the form variation...Wow, this is really neat!--both the form variation and hearing you read it. I hope Donna comes to hear it, too!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-47792981205082388682011-08-25T11:46:37.668-04:002011-08-25T11:46:37.668-04:00This has a soothing quality that is enhanced by yo...This has a soothing quality that is enhanced by your voice.S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-74905141440943144842011-08-25T10:14:19.176-04:002011-08-25T10:14:19.176-04:00Very interesting. Of course, enjambment and readin...Very interesting. Of course, enjambment and reading accordingly will avoid any sing-song in end rhymes, but this form offers whole new possibilities for emphatic accent - and playing away from it - through the use of enjambment, end-stopped lines and other techniques. I admire you willingness, always, to explore and experiment. (A lovely voice, too, by the way.)the sad red earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274385814146546329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-20741694178414497312011-08-25T08:57:48.113-04:002011-08-25T08:57:48.113-04:00The most beautiful backwards sonnet I have ever re...The most beautiful backwards sonnet I have ever read! You are smarter than the average bear! Thank you so much! Another blessing in a very blessed day!annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-14120674977061286622011-08-25T08:26:49.343-04:002011-08-25T08:26:49.343-04:00Loved listening to you read it. It's a wonderf...Loved listening to you read it. It's a wonderful format -- and I like the fact it doesn't have the sing-songey tone.<br /><br />Move over William!Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-23942731787429940422011-08-25T06:47:18.311-04:002011-08-25T06:47:18.311-04:00Fascinating adjustment. I think it has the effect ...Fascinating adjustment. I think it has the effect of producing the slightest stop at the beginning of the lines. Not sure why, but it does, making the whole thing more staccato or one-step-forward-two-steps-back feeling. :)<br /><br />Hey, on a different note, I wonder if you've considered coming to the Laity Lodge Writer's retreat? I don't know if Julia Kasdorf still has room in her poetry section, but I think you'd enjoy it :)L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12592498863483967730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-8206578666838255742011-08-25T06:38:25.346-04:002011-08-25T06:38:25.346-04:00Intriguing, Maureen. It's fun to get a surpris...Intriguing, Maureen. It's fun to get a surprise like this, a twist of form. When I hear it aloud, the cadence is lovely, the rhymes do not sound apparent. So it's a fun form, and must be quite interesting to create, and the result is quite sonnet-like, even without the end-rhyme.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com