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The Writing and Art of Iambic Pentameter
June 28 2009 – The follow up to this post is The Art of Rhyme and Meter The Writing and Art of Iambic Pentameter There is no one way to learn how to write Iambic Pentameter. If you’re not … more →
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music shall untune the sky
Cheryl wrote 3 weeks ago: November 22nd – happy St. Cecilia’s day, honoring the patron saint of music, and musicia … more →
John Dryden's "Absalom and Achitophel"
limabean03 wrote 3 weeks ago: Very early into Dryden’s poem it becomes clear that his subject matter is concerned not with t … more →
Song from 'The Indian Emperor' by John Dryden
tikulicious wrote 4 weeks ago: JOHN DRYDEN English poet and dramatist (1631 – 1700) Song from The Indian Emperor Ah, fading j … more →
Tomorrow is falser than the former day
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euphonical wrote 1 month ago: “When I consider life, ’tis all a cheat. Yet, fooled by hope, men favour the deceit; trust on, … more →
The Jews, a headstrong, moody, murmuring race
bography wrote 3 months ago: The Jews, a headstrong, moody, murmuring race, As ever tried the extent and stretch of grace; God … more →
Worldbuilding - And So It Begins...
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Yarnspnr wrote 3 months ago: “There is as much difference between us and ourselves as between us and others.” - Michel de Montaig … more →
Daily Quotes 8/19
Clancy Cross wrote 3 months ago: “Ill habits gather by unseen degrees — As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.” John … more →
Day Quote
masnstevy wrote 5 months ago: Welcome, thou kind deceiver! Thou best of thieves; who, with an easy key, Dost open life, and, unper … more →
Nick Smith interview with Colin Thubron from 2008 (as published in Geographical magazine - heritage stuff)
nicksmithphoto wrote 7 months ago: Writer on the road One of the true elder statesmen of travel writing, Colin Thubron muses on his new … more →
Latest episode of Kiwi by Proxy: Wild Bill Cast
Carrie wrote 7 months ago: Howdy all, Well it is New Zealand Music Month and I am stoked! I plan to do five podcasts this month … more →
Carol Ann Duffy UK's first female poet laureate
homepaddock wrote 7 months ago: Carol Ann Duffy was annointed poet laureate in Britain yesterday. She is the first woman to hold th … more →
Geranium and stonecrop on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
uilmery wrote 7 months ago: Soft geranium Geranium molle in bloom and a few rosettes of broad-leaved stonecrop Sedum spathulifol … more →
A Day That Shall Live Forever
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armchairallamericans wrote 8 months ago: Victory is only as good as the defeat form which you were saved. I somewhat believe this sentiment, … more →
A Poetic Pause (14)
anonemiss wrote 8 months ago: Though mad Almanzor rhymed in Dryden’s days, No sing-song Hero rants in modern plays; Whilst m … more →
The Creation of the World
The Writing and Art of Iambic Pentameter
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upinvermont wrote 9 months ago: June 28 2009 – The follow up to this post is The Art of Rhyme and Meter The Writing and Art of … more →
About Heroic Couplets
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upinvermont wrote 9 months ago: October 17, 2009 Mildly edited. Links added. May 16, 2009 Anne Bradstreet: Before the Birth of One o … more →
The Fall Before
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telescoper wrote 11 months ago: Browsing the BBC website for any evidence of at all of good news amid the continuing fiasco that is … more →
Quote of the day December 9, 2008
layzdaisy wrote 1 year ago: “Fortune befriends the bold.” ~ John Dryden Word of the Day arbitrage (AR-buh-trahzh) no … more →
