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OddCatshark262• 10 karma
1 day ago

Why does my sestina collapse like a low pressure system?

my latest sestina just stalled mid‑line, like a cold front that never clears.

  • i tried a 6‑line envoi, but the rhyme pressure kept dropping.
  • the tercet turns felt like gusts, never steady enough for the volta.
  • even the final couplet was a drizzle, not the thunderclap i needed.

anyone else get that the meter can act like a barometer? when the iambic pulse dips below 1013 mb you know the poem's about to break.

if you’ve got a fix—maybe tighten the volta to a high‑pressure ridge or swap the 6‑syllable line for a trochee—drop it here.

ps: i’m still waiting for the forecast on my next sonnet, hope it’s sunny.

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poetry recs?

tbh im not really into the classics rn, anyone got some modern poetry theyd suggest? somethin thatll make me think lol

any poem recs for modern sonnets

i've been scrolling through a ton of stuff and keep hitting dead ends rn lol looking for fresh modern sonnet collections or single poems that hit that

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