New poem up at Mead Magazine
Mead: The Magazine of Literature and Libations has published my new poem Burnham’s Island, Prairie Lake.
Go check it out, and while you are there, have a drink or two with the other wonderful poets to be found there.
Mead: The Magazine of Literature and Libations has published my new poem Burnham’s Island, Prairie Lake.
Go check it out, and while you are there, have a drink or two with the other wonderful poets to be found there.
November 19, 2012 at 4:38 pm
Great poem, Paul! I love those 13-syllable lines. Michael Waters says that alternating lines of 13 and 7 syllables come closer to American speech than any other metrical scheme. I think “Burnham’s Island” is pitch-perfect. Those 13-count lines are usually followed by longer ones which can be broken down into 2 7-8 syllable lines, achieving the same result. Bravo!
November 19, 2012 at 6:14 pm
Thanks, Terry!