A bit of a joke, Kasper, but I apologize.
The thing is, since the middle of the 20th century, the term sonnet has
opened up a lot, as such practitioners of that more open form as, to
name just two, Lowell & New Zealand poet, James K Baxter, demonstrate.
It seems that all they finally want to keep is the fourteen lines, &,
perhaps, an inner turn...
Doug
On 17-Sep-06, at 4:16 PM, Kasper wrote:
> Douglas, I'm not sure my question warranted as curt a reply as yours.
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