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  • 11/02/2007

    Desktop Meter

    Over at desktopsallye, Sally Evans of diehard press and Poetry Scotland has begun writing about meter. She seems quite defensive of pentameter for some reason. Metrics is an interesting subject to explore, and is obviously related to a consideration rhyme, but trying to defend any particular approach against another seems to me like defending red

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        • The Intolerable Wrestle With Words
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        • Response to Tiel Aisha Ansari’s Objections 1
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