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Originally Posted by A. E. Stallings
Yes, Janet, that Plath looks syllabic to me, alternating 8's and 7's. I think Hughes first "assigned" syllabics to her as an exercise--that is how "Mushrooms" got its start. But "Mushrooms" definitely goes beyond mere exercise.
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Alicia, the aspect of "You're" that overwhelms me is its spontaneous passion and immediacy. It isn't at all a poem that is bound up in its method.
I did once write rather a lot of syllabic poems. I'll see if I can find any of them.
Janet