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Index poem as "light verse" (MR to CHW)
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Charles wrote:
>Matthew appears to have accepted, at least in part, my distinction
between
>poetry and verse, and considers the Index quatrain to be verse.
MR: No. I think Shade's Index poem fits into that poetic sub-genre
known as "light verse." But I still think it's a poem.
Matthew
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>Matthew appears to have accepted, at least in part, my distinction
between
>poetry and verse, and considers the Index quatrain to be verse.
MR: No. I think Shade's Index poem fits into that poetic sub-genre
known as "light verse." But I still think it's a poem.
Matthew
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