And all I was going to day was: Why not? <g> Doug On 16-Sep-06, at 7:48 PM, Alison Croggon wrote: > I expect because they're 14 lines long. Also maybe the shape of the > thought. > > All best > > Alison > > On 9/17/06, Kasper <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> I've been wondering, why do you call these poems sonnets? >> > > > > -- > Editor, Masthead: http://www.masthead.net.au > Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com > Home page: http://www.alisoncroggon.com > > Douglas Barbour 11655 - 72 Avenue NW Edmonton Ab T6G 0B9 (780) 436 3320 http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/ Latest book: Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy) http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664 Where philosophy stops, poetry is impelled to begin. He was a man, far away from home, biting his nails at destiny. Susan Howe