tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8348419597726299664.post9171628331256525719..comments2022-05-01T19:21:35.531-07:00Comments on The Swimmer Writer: The Art of Writing Rhyming PicturebooksThe Swimmer Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330189716956666319noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8348419597726299664.post-18200418640544845792013-04-29T20:03:27.827-07:002013-04-29T20:03:27.827-07:00Great tips. I am beginning to see and hear the str...Great tips. I am beginning to see and hear the stresses. It will take lots of practice for me because it does not come naturally. I also appreciate the links. Will be visiting this page often for a reference point.Mary Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364984522554522146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8348419597726299664.post-22066942847297818922013-04-24T06:30:39.530-07:002013-04-24T06:30:39.530-07:00Thanks so much! Luckily, the condition (which I su...Thanks so much! Luckily, the condition (which I suffer from regularly) is curable. The treatment is just kind of a pain:>) So glad you found some of this helpful!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8348419597726299664.post-52971886719596382392013-04-24T06:29:28.053-07:002013-04-24T06:29:28.053-07:00Thanks, J Q Rose. And you're right--the same a...Thanks, J Q Rose. And you're right--the same applies to all rhyming, metered verse. I love your description of yourself as "a moon, spoon, June poet." That should be your slogan!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8348419597726299664.post-76054952340326699462013-04-24T06:27:54.663-07:002013-04-24T06:27:54.663-07:00Oh, me, too, BJ. Me, too! Hope you find the backwa...Oh, me, too, BJ. Me, too! Hope you find the backward-reading helps:>)laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8348419597726299664.post-67408091447518045882013-04-23T19:09:31.373-07:002013-04-23T19:09:31.373-07:00Laura,
wow, what a great post. I now have a term f...Laura,<br />wow, what a great post. I now have a term for the poetic condition I knew I've had all along: "desired meter imposition"<br />It's why I always read critiques of my rhyme and mumble to myself, "Hmmmph. You're supposed to read it like THIS. Hmmpph."<br />Thanks...what a valuable link to the scanning exercise. Thanks so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8348419597726299664.post-23757737152883028482013-04-23T11:56:16.531-07:002013-04-23T11:56:16.531-07:00Laura, what a delightful information-packed post. ...Laura, what a delightful information-packed post. I had no idea there are so many resources to perfect meter. I am a moon, spoon, June poet and love to scribble out rhyming poems. I am not a picture book writer, but you made good points for those of us who write poems for fun and read poems to listeners. Best wishes with your new release!!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8348419597726299664.post-35260887205809753082013-04-22T07:20:58.842-07:002013-04-22T07:20:58.842-07:00Laura - that's a very good point about the rhy...Laura - that's a very good point about the rhymer making text fit the established meter. I know I am guilty of that sometimes. Good advice about reading it backwards!BJ Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810656260650783785noreply@blogger.com