... being an exploration of the poetic form that links William Shakespeare, Paul Daniels, and arguably the best homegrown footballer that Hull City have produced in recent years.
Tread carefully Rich, its addictive. You end up thinking in Iambic pentameter, and have to go cold turkey otherwise all you other poetry will be infected.
Hi Mike, I loved Paul Daniels, having grown up practising magic tricks myself, and your ⚽ poem struck a chord with me on account of supporting Barnsley, another working class set of footcloggers who teeter around footballs lower to mid echelons similarly. You have inspired me to try again to wrestle with the iambic pentameter, which has been to this point a straight jacket. I now see what can be done with it
Hey Mike. I have a lot of work and a lot to learn on this front!!!
Tread carefully Rich, its addictive. You end up thinking in Iambic pentameter, and have to go cold turkey otherwise all you other poetry will be infected.
Hi Mike, I loved Paul Daniels, having grown up practising magic tricks myself, and your ⚽ poem struck a chord with me on account of supporting Barnsley, another working class set of footcloggers who teeter around footballs lower to mid echelons similarly. You have inspired me to try again to wrestle with the iambic pentameter, which has been to this point a straight jacket. I now see what can be done with it
Cheers John. I shall look forward to seeing the results of your wrestling. :)