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Day 16 NaPoWriMo 2022

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Mary Beth Frezon

The NaPoWriMo prompt suggested we “write a curtal sonnet. This is a variation on the classic 14-line sonnet. The curtal sonnet form was developed by Gerard Manley Hopkins, and he used it for what is probably his most famous poem, … Continue reading →

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Posted in badass-ness, Do the Work, gardens and flowers, haiku, NaPoWriMo, National Haiku Day, Poetry and Lyrics, silliness, sonnet, taking time to look, the creative process | Tagged curtal, garden, GloPoWriMo, haiku, hosta, NaPoWriMo, NationalHaikuDay, sonnet | 4 Comments
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