For me, the classical meters do not tend to work in English. They generally sound monotonous after a while. Clever, interesting poems have been written in some of them, but I do not think that I will be tempted to write one, because the music of accentual-syllabic verse is my native language, the one I have an ear for. There are so many options within that tradition that I do not feel that I have to borrow from another tradition to have material for a lifetime of writing. Others are free to do so, but I wonder if there is an audience that can appreciate the result.
Susan
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