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A collection of similarly crafted works employing natural beats to enhance reading.
Rhythm and Flow

A Collection of Lyrical Poetry


         Welcome to my first true attempt to craft a compilation of similarly constructed works for the purposes of mass consumption. My first introduction to scansion was in high school when reading Romeo and Juliet in class. Shakespeare's ability to inspire emotional responses as a direct result of word choice and placement was inspirational. In college I pursued a classical theater degree, and began writing my own sonnets. It has been 20 years, thus, I have been entertaining this form of writing in my mind.

         I fear the best way to introduce scansion is to use tools such as bold, or perhaps italics, as I'm unable to add the accents which are typically used when marking Shakespearean text. It should be implied that bold indicates emphasis. For example: Emphasis. Pathetic. Joyous. Some of my poems will employ this in order to assist in reading, but many will not, and rely on your understanding of how to properly pronounce words.

         English naturally employs emphasis, we have the built-in potential for musicality in everything we say. Unfortunately our culture prefers expedience over thoughtfulness, brevity over extrapolation, and in our haste we fail to speak as beautifully as we can. In this way modern day poets keep alive the potential for a future world in which our thoughts are naturally sung, rather than squeezed into 140 characters or less.


         With all the trepidation worthy of sincerity, I present to you these works.
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