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Improved ‘Warrior’ octain and one more

Posted on May 17, 2011 by SallyJ

Thank you Caudia for helping me to sort the octain I wrote for One Stop Poetry’s Monday Form. I have added a syllable to the first/last lines and changed the 5th line to put the internal rhyme in the correct … Continue reading →

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More poetic prose than poetry!

Posted on May 15, 2011 by SallyJ

This is not a poem really – much more like prose, but this is the way it came to me when I looked at this picture. Thank you Fee for the great prompts, and One Stop Poetry.com for giving me … Continue reading →

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Rhyming, double dactyls and now pantoums.

Posted on May 14, 2011 by SallyJ

This week has seen me chopping and changing between different forms of poetry. On Monday at One Stop Poetry Gay Cannon had us looking at and trying rhyme schemes. I posted English Seaside (https://sallyjblackmore.co.uk/2011/05/09/playing-with-rhyme/). I had some great feedback, as … Continue reading →

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Holding my breath!

Posted on April 26, 2011 by SallyJ

I am flabbergasted – one of my poems has now reached the short list for the Fish Poetry prize. This is startling news and I have to keep pinching myself. Just to reach the last 20 something poems out of thirteen … Continue reading →

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Anapestically Over Exposed

Posted on April 4, 2011 by SallyJ

I know I need to be more disciplined in my poetry – take more time to refine and hone what I write. I must also stop dodging the issue of metre and the self talk that has led me to … Continue reading →

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Lullaby

Posted on March 27, 2011 by SallyJ

This lullaby is my effort for One Shot Sunday Spirit of water wash over me and with each returning sigh lift me, drift me further from my fears; balance me deftly in your salty arms; spin me, spin me round … Continue reading →

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