Monday, January 30, 2012

Accent. Does the poem or the poet decide where the accent falls?

Both. Hopefully, in tandem.


The knowing cook accentuates the ripe/the fresh which has the edge on articulating the accent. Of course, rot, too, but hopefully the cook wasn't part of.

1 comment:

  1. Wait!

    walking along the beach, a stripe of sand left alone to age
    I got some pebbles, put them in my pocket, felt your

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