Endjambent?
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I'm on a business trip right now, but when I get home I'll go through my books and find some good examples. It is as you say a finesse thing, something better seen done than explained. Enjambment actually tends to increase the pace of a poem not decrease it. It's the opposite of the end stopped line. It's the layering of meaning that makes it an interesting tool. When it's done well it adds a great deal to a poem when it's done poorly it comes off as gimmicky or overly cute. When I think of my own poetry, enjambment can be heavy handed in early drafts, and smoothed out in revision.

I read someone recently who does it very well. I'll post some of her poems.
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson
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Endjambent? - by billy - 05-30-2013, 12:49 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by Brownlie - 05-30-2013, 01:04 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by billy - 05-30-2013, 04:33 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by cidermaid - 05-30-2013, 05:45 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by Todd - 05-30-2013, 09:36 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by billy - 05-31-2013, 07:15 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by milo - 05-31-2013, 07:54 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by billy - 05-31-2013, 05:18 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by Leanne - 05-31-2013, 04:21 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by UnicornRainbowCake - 05-31-2013, 06:06 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by milo - 05-31-2013, 06:40 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by Brownlie - 05-31-2013, 08:31 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by billy - 05-31-2013, 09:13 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by Leanne - 05-31-2013, 03:22 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by billy - 05-31-2013, 05:32 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by serge gurkski - 05-31-2013, 09:36 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by milo - 05-31-2013, 05:21 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by bogpan - 05-31-2013, 09:56 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by Leanne - 06-01-2013, 05:44 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by bogpan - 06-02-2013, 04:12 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by rayheinrich - 06-03-2013, 11:05 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by milo - 06-04-2013, 05:46 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by rayheinrich - 06-07-2013, 10:20 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by milo - 06-08-2013, 05:58 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by rayheinrich - 06-01-2013, 06:48 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by Brownlie - 06-08-2013, 08:04 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by milo - 06-08-2013, 08:42 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by Leanne - 06-08-2013, 04:25 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by rayheinrich - 06-08-2013, 06:00 PM
RE: Endjambent? - by ellajam - 06-29-2017, 06:47 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by CRNDLSM - 06-29-2017, 09:47 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by Leanne - 06-29-2017, 09:55 AM
RE: Endjambent? - by rayheinrich - 06-29-2017, 04:48 PM



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