https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/category-559-week-of-nbsp-09-17-07 en 2005-2012 shakespearesmonekys@gmail.com 42.65593 -71.33391 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:28:11 GMT yacs http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 70 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5771-agnostic-pimples-on-god-s-butt https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5771-agnostic-pimples-on-god-s-butt draft anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5771 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5771 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5771 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5770-how-our-souls-go-to-heave-n https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5770-how-our-souls-go-to-heave-n draft anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5770 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5770 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5770 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5774-in-short-pants-and-cool-salt-waters https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5774-in-short-pants-and-cool-salt-waters draft anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5774 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5774 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5774 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5772-man-doh-.-lines https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5772-man-doh-.-lines draft anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5772 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5772 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5772 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5773-poverty https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5773-poverty draft anstey Release the Hounds Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-29-release-the-hounds#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5773 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5773 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5773 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5767-shakespeare-s-monkeys-simian-contest-winner-announcement https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5767-shakespeare-s-monkeys-simian-contest-winner-announcement Sent on Sep. 20 2007 at 05:08 pm GMT to "all" anstey Archived letters Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-98-archived-letters#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5767 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5767 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5767 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5768-jesus-in-my-chocolate-milk https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5768-jesus-in-my-chocolate-milk I'm not crazy. I'm serious. (Ok, well maybe I'm a little crazy.) Julie Another attempt at online journaling Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:44:33 GMT /section-316-another-attempt-at-online-journaling#comments 9 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5768 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5768 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5768 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5751-madrigal-english-or-chaucerian https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5751-madrigal-english-or-chaucerian The Madrigal is a repeating form, written in iambic pentameter (the "natural" meter of English, apparently) -- the scheme goes like this: A (first repeater) B1 (second repeater) B2 (third repeater) a b A (first repeater) B1 (second repeater) a b b A (first repeater) B1 (second repeater) B2 (third repeater)     Mourning the Lilly Maid Why should I leave such thoughts? I am of Earth The Lilly Maiden's sighs were oft misread She could have saved his soul, but now she's dead Her tender heart, ill-fated passion's berth For Lancelot, who would betray instead Why should I leave such thoughts? I am of Earth The Lilly Maiden's sighs were oft misread ... more Leanne Structures, Styles and Sonnetation Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:10:47 GMT /section-350-structures-styles-and-sonnetation#comments 5 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5751 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5751 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5751 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5752-sapphic-ode https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5752-sapphic-ode The Sapphic Ode is one of the more difficult metric forms -- the good news is that it doesn't rhyme.  There's also quite often enjambment (run-on sentences) between the stanzas, ie the last line of one stanza is continued in the first line of the next stanza (not always, it's just a common device).  It's made up of four-line stanzas, the first three lines are 11 syllables long and the fourth is 5 syllables -- but here's where it gets a bit trickier.  The meter has to be like this:   Trochee trochee dactyl trochee trochee Trochee trochee dactyl trochee trochee Trochee trochee dactyl trochee trochee Dactyl trochee   ... more Leanne Structures, Styles and Sonnetation Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:47:30 GMT /section-350-structures-styles-and-sonnetation#comments 9 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5752 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5752 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5752 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5754-a-personal-chapter-book https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5754-a-personal-chapter-book I have a question if anyone knows... I was thinking of selecting some of my poetry and getting a small Chapter Book printed for my Mom, my sister and maybe a few friends. How much would this cost? How long does it usually take to get it printed and returned to me? Any leads on a good not too expensive printer? Or would I be better off doing my own? (More work, but I am sure it would be cheaper) Laurie Agents, Publishing, Promotion, and Writing Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:21:08 GMT /section-364-agents-publishing-promotion-and-writing#comments 4 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5754 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5754 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5754 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5777-desdemona https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-5777-desdemona A big U in the bag bottom-heavy; the wide V of tail splayed like a sail; and full curving body, a weighty sag, bent stiff already. My envious "Ahs" and "Ohs" coveting the prize of some lucky killer; my greedy green eyes like mad Othello's; my Moorish sighs for whorish river. u668857 The Personal Space of U668857 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:36:37 GMT /section-449-the-personal-space-of-u668857#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/5777 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/5777 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A5777