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by Daniel E. Blackston

Penultimate Poetry

4/8/2022

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Think of your poems as time bombs. Each line brings the reader a tick closer to the explosion...

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Sonnet 18
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2 Comments
Eric Brooks
4/8/2022 10:28:20 pm

So important. I learned the key role & rhythm of the penultimate line, from humor - specifically, comic strip writer Berkeley Breathed. He nearly always places the joke *on* the penultimate line. The final line completes the meta-thought of the strip. To read Breathed's strips and get a strong sense of penultimate line rhythm see:
https://www.facebook.com/berkeleybreathed/

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Daniel Blackston
4/9/2022 09:24:20 am

Thanks for this info and link!

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    • Non-Local Consciousness
    • Self-Identity
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