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Blank Verse ...

Post by manfredvijars » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:40 am

When the Muse hits you and rides your shoulder, you listen and write .....

Here is a bit of "Blank Verse" (metre but no rhyme)

Be my guests and 'rip it to bits' ... :D

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Re: Blank Verse ...

Post by Maureen K Clifford » Wed Mar 05, 2014 12:07 pm

Not me - I love it.

Have you read any of this blokes work Mannie - he's a Brisbane Poet, I like what he does as well. http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/p ... /LOVE-POEM
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Re: Blank Verse ...

Post by Neville Briggs » Wed Mar 05, 2014 12:27 pm

The blank verse looks all right to me Manfred. Your metaphysical ideas are a bit shaky, very unscientific ;) :)
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Re: Blank Verse ...

Post by Heather » Wed Mar 05, 2014 12:35 pm

That's "Poetic license" Neville.... :lol:

Gets a tick from me Manfred.... :)

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Post by manfredvijars » Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:47 pm

Thank you Mausie, Nev and Heather ...

I think our collective belief systems are all a bit 'shakey' Nev ... ;)

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Re: Blank Verse ...

Post by Neville Briggs » Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:22 pm

Do I hear the sound of Orwellian sheep. ;)
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Re: Blank Verse ...

Post by Neville Briggs » Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:27 pm

Manfred, I don't know why blank verse cannot take a part in bush poetry. It is very traditional. Like everything it just has to be done well, and should not lead into any sort of obscurantist or esoteric meanderings if that's what worries some people.
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Post by warooa » Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:27 pm

Surely you don't mean there's no place for esoteric rambling in poetry, Nev?

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Post by Neville Briggs » Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:04 pm

Some famous poet has well said that the purpose of language is to reveal something, not hide it. :)
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Re: Blank Verse ...

Post by Bob Pacey » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:42 pm

Just reads ??? like a series of statements ?


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