tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507971738519746004.post8778104523647718457..comments2024-03-27T04:16:08.541-05:00Comments on The Man with the Blue Guitar: Day 13 ... NaPoWriMo / Poem-a-Day 2014Vince Goterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873850315003080382noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507971738519746004.post-26813185628771291182015-04-23T09:39:38.998-05:002015-04-23T09:39:38.998-05:00That dragon poem is certainly a spark of genius, I...That dragon poem is certainly a spark of genius, I don't how you managed to get it in there so many times and still write a poem that made sense, great stuff! Somerset Wedding Girlhttp://www.holbrookhouse.co.uk/weddingsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507971738519746004.post-51792604649396722492014-04-19T22:33:08.484-05:002014-04-19T22:33:08.484-05:00Thanks, Bruce. Do you know James Cummins's col...Thanks, Bruce. Do you know James Cummins's collection of sestinas based on the Perry Mason show?Vince Goterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873850315003080382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507971738519746004.post-7920194018953063842014-04-16T15:35:10.383-05:002014-04-16T15:35:10.383-05:00Pretty cool, Vince - I like how it plays with the ...Pretty cool, Vince - I like how it plays with the repeated word concept of the sestina, which can sound awfully redundant if not done well. Some of my favorite sestinas have unusual "end words", like "Sestina for Your Dead Heart" by Gregory Sherl, which uses "Sony Walkman" as an end phrase, James Cummins' "Sestina" which uses "Gary Snyder", and "The One Where the Cake Ignites" by Jon Stone, where the end words are the names of the six characters from the TV series "Friends".Bruce Niedthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974369288649730186noreply@blogger.com