TO EDMUND SPENSER: A SONNET

[PoetryETrain]

Thanks, this has been added to our playlists here, and on facebook...

[girlzed]

Wow !

[JustAudio2008]

Thanks for posting -long live the spoken word!

[JessBottles]

I found you again Glen. I got lost for awhile.

Good to hear your voice :D Jess

[wainscottbl]

This is an excellent poem. My comment under my old username was an ignorant one. This sonnet shows a certain genius in my opinion. There is poetry which is bad--scribbling--, poetry which is decent--the product of normal men expressing themselves--, poetry which is good--the poetry of those who wish to be known as poets--and then there is that rarity among poets--genius. This at least leans toward genius. Perhaps it is a work of genius. After all,

[RationalResponsive]

Beautiful. :)

[milyfecirca87]

You did a great job capturing the archaic language of the time; however, I would recommend going one way or the other. Like "Your multi-leveled polyphonic quest" is very modern, but then rest is very Olde Time. I would even say go as far as to use much more archaic words, sample some from Faerie Queene like "Am now enforst a far unfitter taske," just a piece of advice to make it a more true dedication to him, but it's still a very nice tribute. Ha, my tribute should be up next week.

[glenfitch]

I will consider that. The poem was written many years ago, so I'm hesitant to alter anything now. fluid 'scape and timeless time are contemporary as well,

I await your tribute,

Glen

[choosen7467]

how about canterbury tales of chaucer another ideal of me :)

[Theotokos86]

Wow, very nice. I quite like your sonnet. If flows very well and I like how it is written. Please view mine, if you would. I am not satisfied with these sonnets, as I feel I have made a signifigant change in my writing, but other like them.

[manyonerise]

So true! I just love TFQ and I don't know how many people can dare read it these days, 'cept literature majors (which I am not, lol) But I love it and this is a spot on tribute to Spensers genius. Love it, Glen. Do you have anything on the mysterious writer of Beowulf? Another fav of mine.