I am pleased as punch to see my poem Seven Deadly Sins published on Whispers and Echoes.
I submitted this poem for the submission call for Sorta Sonnets, And what exactly are those? Well, here in his own words, W&E guest editor Bartholomew Barker
“I’ve been taking poetry seriously for more than a decade and I’ve been posting poetry to my website for nearly as long. I’ve noticed that in many cases, poems naturally to resolve themselves in about fourteen lines which is why I assume our predecessors, Petrarch and Shakespeare, developed and perfected the sonnet. But getting things laid out in iambic pentameter with the appropriate rhyme scheme is a lot of work. So, that’s why I tend to write “Sorta-Sonnets,” brief poems of fourteen unrhymed lines. If there’s a rhyme it’s only the final couplet. Of course one good Turn is well deserved.
Bravo, JM. Wonderfullly evocative and original take on the topic of 7 deadly sins. 👍🤓🥂
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Thank you Pat! This poem went through several iterations but when I saw the call for the sorta sonnets I knew how to finally get it into the shape I wanted. 🙂
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Mission accomplished.
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Thanks for contributing to the Sorta Sonnets. I’m proud to have played a little part in getting your Sins published for the world to read.
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Whither thou goest…
Bring back a milkshake
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Congratulations!
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Thank you!
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👏👏👏👏👏
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Thanks Tess!
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Congratulations JeanMarie ..
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I like the idea of “sorta sonnets”!
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It’s a modern world and we are modern writers! 🙂 I like the way Bart describes it. Poetry started with forms and as great as they are, we can loosen them up a bit for the best of both worlds.
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Congratulations. An excellent take on the sins, especially the last one
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Thank you Derrick!
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Congratulations JeanMarie 💐💐💐
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❤😍
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“We are wounded daily by a thousand unkind actions.” Oh, so sad and so true. I loved the poem. Congratulations, JM!
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Thank you Priscilla. The Dahli Llama has said ‘kindness is my religion’. Something we all need.
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Congratulations 🎊 well done!
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Thank you!
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💕🙏
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