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But Ford Maddox Ford's sequence Buckshee is magnificent. And the Koran, written in rhyming prose, aint bad. Mark At 11:19 PM 7/26/2001 +0100, Matthew Francis wrote: >I think myself that free verse doesn't lend itself to regular rhyme schemes. >Having freed your metre, it seems inconsistent to work to a strict rhyming >pattern, and the end result could seem sloppy. Craig Raine wrote a long poem >recently in irregular rhyming couplets which was badly reviewed, and the >extracts I've read look pretty dreadful. On the other hand, occasional rhyme >works very well with free verse, all the more effective because the reader >isn't expecting it. > >Best wishes > >Matthew >-----Original Message----- >From: sevanthi ragunathan <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >Date: 26 July 2001 22:01 >Subject: Re: query > > >>>From: Joanne Denton <[log in to unmask]> >>>Reply-To: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and >>> poetics <[log in to unmask]> >>>To: [log in to unmask] >>>Subject: query >>>Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 11:10:47 -0700 >>> >>>Hello everyone, >>>Can "formal" rhyme and free form be combined without >>>sounding clumsy? Thank you in advance for any help, Joanne >> >> >> >>I think so. Molly Peacock has a number of poems with rhymes and uneven >>meter. Try her book Take Heart. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp >> >