This is a blank verse assignment for my poetry class. It was my turn to be peer edited last week, and my classmates sure don't shy away from constructive criticism. It's actually very refreshing, for the most part. Sometimes I know that I don't have something quite how I want it, but I can't figure out exactly where the problem is, and then ( Read more... )

Dear Guy Who Always Mispronounces A Particular Word,

You know, I can relate. I have an odd pseudo-foreign accent I picked up who-knows-where and sometimes when I try to use words I've only ever encountered in print before in spoken conversation, I completely mangle them by putting emphasis on all the wrong syllables. Maybe ( Read more... )