[New-Poetry] terror dactyls

Fri Apr 4 13:56:54 EST 2008

Bob Grumman wrote:
"dactyl goes against the lyrical seriousness
 I 
consider one of a sonnet's essentials"

That seems odd to me, Bob, since the dactyl's "proper
place" has historically been the "highest" genre of
all (to some), the epic. They can be used quite
forcefully even in English, and seem to me to suit
"lyric seriousness" perfectly well. But then, I'm
profoundly, almost viscerally opposed to the notion
that metrical forms "naturally" correspond to any
stylistic register -- especially that of "natural
breath" or "natural speech" (besides, if you really
want to imitate whatever you think is "natural
speech", why not use non-accentual syllabic rhythms,
which can satisfy the taste for symmetry without the
thoroughly artificial constraints of the iamb, or any
regular foot for that matter? I love syllabics). The
assertion that anything is "natural" just makes every
critical bone in my body ache....
With all due respect....
Amicalement,
Alex 

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>   It is time for another poetry contest on A Prairie
> Home Companion and we've decided to make it a sonnet
> contest and to hold it on April 12, read the best
> entrants on our live broadcast from New York, and
> invite our audience â€” at home and at the theater
> â€” to vote a winner.
> 
>   We'll accept rhymed or unrhymed fourteen-line
> sonnets. We think they should be love poems, but
> love of what, who's to say. Absolutely must be
> original. Must be submitted by Friday, April 11, at
> midnight CST.
>   The first prize â€” from Select Comfort â€” will
> be a Sleep Number queen-size bed along with three
> dozen roses â€” a bed of roses delivered to your
> door â€” a source of untold joy, not to mention
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