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Last night rymenhild posted about double dactyls as procrastination measure. Since then, I have written three, and, okay, DORKERY ALERT: guys, I had forgotten how much I love strict-form poetry! I've never been much of a person for crosswords or sudoku, but I imagine that the feeling of satisfaction that other people get from completing those kinds of puzzles is the same kind of joy that I get from strict-form poetry. There's something just immensely pleasing about shuffling through the vast array of words that are available in the English language and picking some out and arranging the stresses and syllables and rhymes so that they come out correctly. (And, if you're lucky, the completed product also has some kind of aesthetic or entertainment value, although I am not claiming that particularly for any that I have ever written.)
Anyway. Because of my rediscovered joy in strict-form poetry, and because it is a beautiful and sunny day outside and I am having great difficulty in concentrating on work, I am turning Rym's idea into a challenge!
The game is this: write me a strict-form poem - haiku, limerick, double dactyl, sonnet, sestina (if you are feeling really immensely impressive) about the fictional work of your choice, and I will respond in kind. And we can keep going for as long as we have stamina. (Or end after one round. Whichever! Also, if you write me a sestina, I, uh, don't promise a speedy turnaround on that one.)
Anyway. Because of my rediscovered joy in strict-form poetry, and because it is a beautiful and sunny day outside and I am having great difficulty in concentrating on work, I am turning Rym's idea into a challenge!
The game is this: write me a strict-form poem - haiku, limerick, double dactyl, sonnet, sestina (if you are feeling really immensely impressive) about the fictional work of your choice, and I will respond in kind. And we can keep going for as long as we have stamina. (Or end after one round. Whichever! Also, if you write me a sestina, I, uh, don't promise a speedy turnaround on that one.)