Pedantic Prosody in poetry on January 29, 2014 January 29, 2014 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email “If a poet starts counting syllables and heeding the rules prosodists invent, writing verses becomes a pedantic game on a par with crossword puzzles.” Basil Bunting (Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)Related posts:OzymandiasWhat Else Was There?"Evelyn Hope" by Robert Browning Facebook Twitter Email basil bunting meter poetry rules Share This Previous Post← In Silent Misconstrual Walks the Con In Silent Misconstrual Walks the Con Next PostThe Enemy of Idealism → The Enemy of Idealism You May Also Like Collage Literature/Arts Politics Logic is what he valued, and not metaphor… View Post Audio Recording poetry Anecdote of the Jar & Anecdote of Men by the Thousands View Post Audio Recording poetry “The Portent” by Herman Melville View Post