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Steve, thank you for your reply. Perhaps I should not have used the word "perfect" because no one is perfect. Better to say that I am on a quest for the perfect poem. That said, how a poem sounds matters. Maybe "May" and "jays" technically doesn't constitute a perfect r...

Here's the link. Thank you for asking:

http://www.bellaonline.com/review/issue ... /p018.html

Cinnamon Bear

Steve, thank you for your post. I have read everything on the Mused site that pertains to rhymed poetry, and I have read the very few rhymed poems that they chose to publish during the past year. They selected my poem for publication. I don't think they would have published it had I settled for anyt...

Slant rhymes.... I try to avoid perfect rhymes, and use near rhymes/slant rhymes to avoid the boy/joy, love/above pitfall, yet I plead guilty. Also to avoid being glib, trite, or clichéd. Yet, if every rhyme is a slant or near rhyme, it would be "forced" the other way, like trying too har...

I read a lot of cowboy poetry, and have a specific purpose for my current "run" on cowboy/western/country poetry. Cowboy poetry is a special genre with endless opportunities for imagery, humour, metrical maneuvering, colourful terminology, and grassroots truths / earthy common sense. Ann,...

Jan, I have been following your three recent poetry lessons and giving the matter a good deal of thought. See my post about rhyming words on the thread “Improve Your Rhyming Skills”. As you mention in that thread, publishers reject approximately 99% of rhymed poetry submissions. This statement is su...

I’m not going to post one of my poems here. Although, in truth, the recent UK election results inspire me—pergola, cupola, gondola, Nicola…Much better than the lament I posted on this forum in September after the dismal results of the Scottish referendum...All right, I will cease my gloating and emo...

Just as Ashley joined her coworkers for lunch, a young man rushed in, hugged her and presented her with a dozen red roses. “Well!” Heather laughed. “What’s all that about?” “Oh, it’s nothing.” Ashley inhaled the flowers’ scent. “That’s just Jason’s way of thanking me for my work on the Olympiad even...

I know there is a cheering section on the forums, but I don't know anybody there. Today, the spring issue of Mused Literary Review , a quarterly magazine, was posted. Here is the link to my poem: http://www.bellaonline.com/review/issues/spring2015/p018.html The editors of Mused discourage rhymed poe...

Jan, thanks for the information.

Cinnamon Bear

I'm not sure if I agree with this tip, or perhaps I am mistaking its meaning. "Readers don’t consult dictionaries if they don’t know a word. Be sparing with the thesaurus." It is almost impossible to use only words that are familiar to all readers. We would have to stop using any regional ...

Dear Jan,

I read every word of your lesson and found it very valuable and interesting. So I don't want you to think that you wrote in vain.

It is just that the homework is so hard.

Cinnamon Bear

Here is my attempt at second person POV. The title is “The Real Reason Why People Get Fat.” "It’s Monday. You go food shopping. You choose flounder because it’s low in fat; ditto for the skinless, boneless chicken breasts. Later you’ll broil them—no butter or salt of course. Then you select veg...

Here is a link to my entry “Inmate 4859.” I wrote it in third person limited from the POV of Witold Pilecki. I described his thoughts and feelings as well as his words and actions as he came to the realization that the Nazis were exterminating the Jews: http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article-level4-...

I didn’t think of an idea for the “Gluttony” topic until after the deadline for entries closed. :( So for my character sketch, here is a little snippet of what I might have written if I had thought of it earlier: Amanda clutched at her baggy print dress and cringed when Lise arrived for their lunch ...