tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4655681444077745849.post3340795543713948919..comments2023-03-21T22:59:55.790+00:00Comments on Sue Millard - Jackdaw E Books: Thought for the New YearSue Millardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09022262338933600748noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4655681444077745849.post-1941474186576956592008-01-10T11:17:00.000+00:002008-01-10T11:17:00.000+00:00Oh -- and Happy New Year, and I have NOT forgotten...Oh -- and Happy New Year, and I have NOT forgotten your bottle of wine!Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4655681444077745849.post-48936053835585662622008-01-10T11:16:00.000+00:002008-01-10T11:16:00.000+00:00I just had occasion to look at John Keats' 'The E...I just had occasion to look at John Keats' 'The Eve of St Agnes' which has a word count greater than a lot of short stories I've seen recently -- it has to be at least 3,000 words -- and rhymes, scans AND has a message. You have to wonder just what has happened to poetry nowadays!<BR/><BR/>All I can say is this, Sue: if the People's Friend rejected your poetry, it's their loss and they ought to be blushing for the shame of it. And I am thrilled to be a fellow PF rejectee, though I suspect that when they rejected YOU they were truly having an off day.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4655681444077745849.post-63775791594629057332008-01-08T07:34:00.000+00:002008-01-08T07:34:00.000+00:00Blimey-- and I just posted a piece on PW that...Blimey-- and I just posted a piece on PW that does not rhyme, is not metrical . I did try it out by reading it , badly , onto a tape. <BR/><BR/>Been a bad experience in the writing .<BR/><BR/>Brianbrianf@ozonline.com.auhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365273528988879923noreply@blogger.com