An interesting point, barry, & I can see Max 'correcting' a bit & maybe setting up a slightly jarring rhythm as a result. If he wanted to, of course....
Doug
On 2011-03-23, at 9:33 AM, Barry Alpert wrote:
> Well, Max, I counted syllables, but though 10 lines with 6 syllables each predominate in the count, I can't find an overall pattern in the stanzas and assume you're not writing syllabics. Although Yvor Winters' interest in Elizabeth Daryush and Robert Bridges as writers of syllabics comes to mind for the first time in ages. Plus my own memory snap of Winters and Janet Lewis walking across campus with their Airedales: "true or imagined?" Barry
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