Shawn L. Bird

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1. georgiakevin Says:

   May 19, 2015 at 3:13 pm

   Anytime you create a poem it well worth reading!

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   • Shawn L. Bird Says:

     May 19, 2015 at 5:37 pm

     Thanks, Kevin. It seems that if I write something sad, etc. people are concerned and send me lots of encouraging messages, but sometimes (usually, in my case) there’s nothing out of sorts with the poet, it’s just an exploration of theme or something. I thought I’d better clarify. 😉

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2. brittabottle Says:

   May 19, 2015 at 3:18 pm

   Really powerful, though. 🙂

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   • Shawn L. Bird Says:

     May 19, 2015 at 5:36 pm

     Thanks

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3. jburns58 Says:

   May 19, 2015 at 4:40 pm

   Ooh ok, I glad you are just playing!

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   • Shawn L. Bird Says:

     May 19, 2015 at 5:35 pm

     🙂

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4. jburns58 Says:

   May 19, 2015 at 4:41 pm

   Great! you are thinking outloud.

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   • Shawn L. Bird Says:

     May 19, 2015 at 5:35 pm

     Something like that.

     Working on enjambment.

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5. righteousbruin9 Says:

   May 19, 2015 at 7:58 pm

   “All work and no play…….”- Stephen King, “The Shining” 🙂

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   • Shawn L. Bird Says:

     May 19, 2015 at 9:23 pm

     🙂

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6. Leonas Lines Says:

   May 19, 2015 at 11:15 pm

   What Form is this ?

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   • Shawn L. Bird Says:

     May 20, 2015 at 12:04 am

     I was working on enjambment.

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     • Leonas Lines Says:

       May 20, 2015 at 1:36 am

       Oh. I never heard of that before. Will have to check it out. Thanks 😊
     • Shawn L. Bird Says:

       May 20, 2015 at 9:20 am

       It’s just about the length of the lines and wrapping sentences and phrases. When I was meeting with the pro poet/MFA instructor last weekend, there were concerns that my enjambment is sometimes doing the opposite of what it should be doing- not providing beats or emphasis, but jolting the reader out of the rhythm of the poem. I had never considered a specific role for enjambment, so now I’m thinking! 🙂
7. Cai Says:

   May 20, 2015 at 10:55 am

   I like it!

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   • Shawn L. Bird Says:

     May 20, 2015 at 2:28 pm

     Thanks, Cai.

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