Formal Sonnet Structure versus Loose Prose Poetry: Which Serves a Quiet Theme Better
A quiet theme very rarely arrives with fanfare. Two forms in particular pull hardest at that decision. The sonnet, with its measured chambers, and prose poetry, with its unbroken breath, offer very different homes for restraint. How the Sonnet Holds a Whisper The sonnet is small enough to feel intimate and structured enough to keep … Read more