| Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 2007 : 14 July 2007 |
New Formalist Manifesto, Second Draft
A delicate rhythm befits the informal age.
We thin our iambs with numerous anapests.
No strong stresses must taint the ironic tone.
Oh, and I almost forgot--we write no end-
stopped lines, not without special dis-
pensation. Also--what the hell, forget it!
Everyone thinks it's free verse anyhow.
copyright 2007 Jay J.P. Scott
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