Iamb, I said, to no one there...

[felis_ultharus]

On a completely other topic, nothing will make a poet feel more like a manic-depressive than writing a piece heavy on the spondees (--) and pyrrhics (//), rather than the nice, safe, boy-next-door that is the iamb (-/) or even that invert, the trochee (/-).

Yes, I'm trying to master metre, in preparation for working on my long-ignored poetry. I know that most respected poets these days turn up their nose at the stuff, but I strongly suspect that's why the literate general public stopped buying current poetry about a hundred years ago.

Comments

[foi-nefaste.livejournal.com]

I still buy poetry, but I'm not entirely sure I reflect the taste of the general public. (I also have an entirely out-of-control history book habit).

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

I read history, too.

There's nothing wrong with free-verse poetry, but I personally prefer craft and form, and I don't think I'm the only one.