01 a nightmare; there is no other way to say it.
02 legion, and i've committed several.
03 one of those odd strict forms where the highest praise one can give a poet is that the reader forgets he's reading a strict form.
04 the hardest to write.
05 tough to write. I've written a few and are quite fond of them.
04 poised to finally deliver on that promise.
06 a quirky foursome.
07 usually written with a whiff of the tragic.
08 just plain hard work.
09 often written, but rarely written well.
10 simply exercises, well done but no more than that – like a watercolourist on an off day.
11 at their best on slower numbers, which allow more room to indulge fanciful instrumental arrangements and heady, narcotic vocal flourishes.
12 molded of a certain cast. To complete one is quite an achievement.
826. All of the above.
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ReplyDeletethanks for making me look up villanelles. they do look like devilishly tricky work (then again, writing poetry in general always seems terribly daunting to me). i might have to try my hand at them, and never show 'em to anyone.
ReplyDeletespeaking of which: will we have the pleasure of reading any of yours?
e, compared to the lyrics-and-music combos you slay all the time, i bet villanelles would be no match for you. i haven't written poetry of any sort for a lo-ong time - my sonnet-ish comments on duck soup and taxi driver are as close as i've gotten - but i'm easing back in. i - hmm - promise you a villanelle by the end of the year.
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