Preface

Before the stone comes the clay. Before the clay comes the drawing. Before the drawing comes the in-drawn breath.

And that breath exhales utterance required from the drama of human experience. In that utterance lies pressure, in that pressure lies nascent form. To renew that nascence the form, the pressure, the experience, and the utterance must all be reviewed, like a tracker on the trail of a vapor that could mean survival.

Impact is the question we must answer with our responses, be they physical, mental or spiritual. For as matter is to mind, mind is to soul. And within the soul repose those responses the poet seeks.

This is my blog on the technique of poetry written in traditional verse. However, it does not require adherence to any formal philosophy of literature or art, just a desire to teach yourself more. It presumes that traditional rhyme and meter remain worthwhile, though other types of verse are the present norm. This does not mean so-called 'free' verse is in any way undesirable, only that traditional verse may be the better option for a writer -- depending on the time, place and circumstances that individual writer may face.

You can approach this blog in several ways. For instance, you can simply click Older Posts below and read the blog 'backwards', or you can go to the Chronological Archive I've created (just to the right) and start at the beginning, unwinding the blog like a scroll.

Also, I've reworked the posts into a regular continuity under Pages at the top right. You can read this blog like a book that way.

I hope you enjoy your voyage herein. May you also benefit from the experience.

(rewritten 4/24/14)