Actually Michael, if you post a couple of villanelles "for discussion" on the Mastery Board, you will likely get:
--a couple of stray comments on the villanelle as a form (probably pro or con);
--a comment or two from people who will say, "I've always loved/hated that villanelle"; and
--a long thread of people posting their 'favorite' villanelles with no explanation why or any attempt to analyze why these are 'masterful' examples of a form.
And forget any serious discussion of free verse on that board. Ain't gonna happen. Which may be one reason why almost no people who post regularly to the free verse board ever post to the Mastery board. Gee, I wonder why...
[This message has been edited by nyctom (edited November 20, 2006).]
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