Joseph
Indeed they are lovely. They are only remotely connected to the Greek form. They are in English.
I do believe that there are undiscovered forms to grow from English itself. I wish we did more of that.
Janet
Peter
Janet, you mean when you write a sonnet you don’t write with the iambic pentameter template in mind, or "in ear" but rather let the words fall as they may and then decide on the form afterwards?
I have it in my heart. I may check up later but I don't believe a good poem is from a template. It's like deciding to perform a certain dance which one has by heart. I am comfortable with Italian and find the stresses of the Italian form (though not the syntax) accommodate the English form with wonderful ease. Perhaps because of the Latin contribution to our language. Greek is lovely but so different. Its angularities don't coincide nor its stresses.
(I've been called to see a rainbow. We are in a drought. Can it be about to break?)
Janet
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