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Ok, so I guess I can post this here. No way I'll manage one a day, but I have managed this:
Garden Plots
Not the ages of man, but of woman
occupy my thoughts in these passing hours,
passing now with no particular care
whatsoever, if once again the sleep
I seek mocks me tauntingly. So it leaves
me musing on the garden I have made.
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Sestina Week III Begins Tomorrow!
For me, at least, since I`m a wee bit ahead of most everyone else.
Sestina Week III will begin on Monday, June 8th, and continue through to the following Sunday.
If you`re a fan of the sestina, why not take the opportunity to write a few? ( Read more... ) -
Sestina Week III Coming Up!
A heads-up post- the third Sestina Week will begin on Monday, June 8th, 2009 ( Read more... ) -
Sestina Week: The Sequel?
Would anyone be interested in doing another Poetry Time Period of some description? I... may have a hankerin' for some villanelles. -
I'm a poet and I didn't even know it (first sestina ever.)
Thanks to ithiliana's tutorial, I thought I'd give it a shot. And since Denethor's been lurking around my brain ...
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Start Your (P)engines!
I now officially declare Sestina Week open. Have fun, everybody!
This post is a comments post for participants to share their complaints,QUESTIONS, lack of sleep, etc. Sestinas themselves can be posted separately to the comm whenever participants please. -
The Sestina: A How-To
The bulk of my explanation is buttressed by Stephen Fry’s “The Ode Less Travelled”. I agree with his sentiment that it’s “a bitch to explain but a joy to make.” This post is meant to give a quick overview regarding form that you can refer to throughout Sestina Week ( Read more... ) -
Welcome to Sestina Week!
Beginning Monday, 9th June, this community will be celebrating Sestina Week, a totally made-up holiday period where we celebrate the wonder and occasional frustration that is the sestina. Membership is open and everyone is welcome. I am your mod, thucyken , and I shall be ruling you all with my iron fist. Or not. Probably not ( Read more... )