Comments on: Fed http://electrolicious.com/2002/10/fed Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:19:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: kf http://electrolicious.com/2002/10/fed#comment-172 kf Tue, 15 Oct 2002 23:08:36 +0000 #comment-172 <p><p><p><a href="http://www.math.nwu.edu/~tran/Poems/Sestina.html">here's a good sestina</a>, by elizabeth bishop.</p></p>

here’s a good sestina, by elizabeth bishop.

]]> By: leblanc http://electrolicious.com/2002/10/fed#comment-171 leblanc Tue, 15 Oct 2002 20:01:10 +0000 #comment-171 added it to my amazon wishlist of stuff to buy in the future. cool. and i like the sestina form very much (although i have to say i agree that that one example was not great). i'll have to try that one out soon. added it to my amazon wishlist of stuff to buy in the future. cool. and i like the sestina form very much (although i have to say i agree that that one example was not great). i’ll have to try that one out soon.

]]> By: btezra http://electrolicious.com/2002/10/fed#comment-170 btezra Tue, 15 Oct 2002 16:45:12 +0000 #comment-170 <p>I am glad I popped in, I was headed to Barnes/Noble over lunch to pick up some early Xmas gifts...now I have a gift for myself to buy ~ thnx</p> I am glad I popped in, I was headed to Barnes/Noble over lunch to pick up some early Xmas gifts…now I have a gift for myself to buy ~ thnx

]]> By: Grayson http://electrolicious.com/2002/10/fed#comment-169 Grayson Tue, 15 Oct 2002 15:55:53 +0000 #comment-169 <p>Actually, besides being a terrible sestina, the last bit should be three lines, using the first, third, and fifth end words, with the second, fourth and sixth incorporated elsewhere into the lines.</p> <p>It's kind of a decent gimmick to use the sestina like that, but as someone who loves the form, that one just sucks.</p> Actually, besides being a terrible sestina, the last bit should be three lines, using the first, third, and fifth end words, with the second, fourth and sixth incorporated elsewhere into the lines.

It’s kind of a decent gimmick to use the sestina like that, but as someone who loves the form, that one just sucks.

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