Hi Annie, I finally gave myself the gift of being gentle with meter for Valentine's Day. What a joy to associate anapest with love -- thanks for pointing out the work I was to do with embodying meter. My poem book is about mannequins, and since this word is longer, the extra-long line seems like it would be a good fit. I tried it and it works better!! Thanks --- they have more room to walk around, haha. :) Finally!
I'd add as well that I have type 1 diabetes so sometimes I'm writing with high blood sugar which truncates the conversation/clarity. The meter had been really stuck on my dad (lots of spondees), and this helps me maybe see what I could do next. :)
What a gorgeous poem. Thank you Annie! The rising meter lends itself so well to the spoken languages of South Asia, particularly India. it's so easy to 'hear' this poem.
Hi Annie, I finally gave myself the gift of being gentle with meter for Valentine's Day. What a joy to associate anapest with love -- thanks for pointing out the work I was to do with embodying meter. My poem book is about mannequins, and since this word is longer, the extra-long line seems like it would be a good fit. I tried it and it works better!! Thanks --- they have more room to walk around, haha. :) Finally!
I'd add as well that I have type 1 diabetes so sometimes I'm writing with high blood sugar which truncates the conversation/clarity. The meter had been really stuck on my dad (lots of spondees), and this helps me maybe see what I could do next. :)
What a gorgeous poem. Thank you Annie! The rising meter lends itself so well to the spoken languages of South Asia, particularly India. it's so easy to 'hear' this poem.