On 1/10/08, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Well, for me, the ear is always important. But I confess I read your
> piece as closer to poetic prose than verse, ...
>
> For me (following Olson, of course, among others), the look of the poem
> works to further the sounding of it.
Now, there's an interesting distinction: "poetic prose" vs. "verse" -- I'd
like to hear more about this -- and what makes my work (or this particular
piece) "poetic prose".
Is "verse" the same thing as "poem" or "poetry"? Is this about rhyme, or
sound, or shape, or ... ?
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