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Poetics: a blog about
the English language

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Metaphysical Poetry

I will delve into the long tradition of Metaphysical Poetry

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Words for Fun

I can only hope to excite you as much as the English language excites me.

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Recent Posts

  • Abecedarians are a simple way to practice writing poems because the constraint is minimal and has an ending built in. There are many beautifully written abecedarians, like Natalie Diaz’s “Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphim Subjugation of a Wild Indian Reservation.” I love how seamlessly the lines go together:  Angels…

  • Welcome. Here you will find words and some pictures, some by me and some by others. I will site the dictionary often. Learn more about me here.