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10-21-2019, 09:13 PM
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Sonnet in New Verse News
Hey, wow, I managed to publish something.
Thanks to the many Sphereans who helped me to workshop it here a really, really long time ago. And especially to Roger Slater and Susan McLean.
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10-21-2019, 09:39 PM
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Congrats, Julie! I read your sonnet yesterday, and enjoyed it.
Best,
Martin
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10-22-2019, 12:14 AM
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Fascinating and gorgeous poem, Julie. I love the kind of pun you have on the two Saint Johns.
Susan
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10-22-2019, 12:49 AM
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Stunningly good poem, Julie, so dense and also such a marvelous use of the form. Congratulations.
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10-22-2019, 10:52 AM
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Thank you, Martin, Susan, and Andrew.
This is my most-rejected poem ever, because it's so near to my heart that I couldn't give up on it, as I do with most of my poems after repeated "no, thanks"es. (Yeah, I know, I probably give up too easily. But I really, really wanted this one to find a home.)
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10-22-2019, 11:18 AM
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What a very nice sonnet, Julie! Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
John
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10-22-2019, 11:20 AM
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Just reading it makes me happy. Well done, Julie. Cometh the hour, cometh the sonnet - though in this case it's probably the other way round.
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10-22-2019, 11:21 AM
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Julie, I'm so glad you didn't give up on this one. I didn't know the story at all; I've just now read the Commonweal article. Bless your persistent efforts, and it's a fine sonnet (and a very good pun with those names).
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10-22-2019, 01:04 PM
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Excellent, Julie. (I remember the poem, but not giving you any particularly useful help with it).
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10-22-2019, 03:47 PM
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Congrats Julie, I saw this in my Facebook feed. Nicely done. I also enjoyed reading up the back-story.
I think this may well be the best way to do news-related poetry. Write the poem well in advance and wait for the news to catch up with you
-Matt
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