BLANKVERSE n. Unrhymed iambic ordsprog

en BLANK-VERSE, n. Unrhymed iambic pentameters --the most difficult kind of English verse to write acceptably; a kind, therefore, much affected by those who cannot acceptably write any kind.
  Ambrose Bierce

en In a sense, the story, or poem or verse or whatever it is you're writing, you can kind of think of it as a kind of projectile. Imagine it is a kind of projectile which has been specially shaped to be aerodynamic, and that your target is the soft grey putty of the reader's brain.

en My first attempt to write about Robert Owen was in the form of poetry. Then I turned it into a blank verse poem, but I discovered that I couldn't fit in all the facts, which are fabulous. I decided to rewrite it a third time, still retaining every image I had already written in the first two versions.

en Through the years, people said, 'You should write a book.' I was like., 'What about?' All of a sudden, I had something to write about. So you ask yourself, 'Who is this for? Is this a money-making venture?' You kind of have a blank slate in terms of all those thoughts. You realize you're not going to make a lot of money on it. You decide you're writing it for your own sense of satisfaction. I just wanted one published copy in my hands.

en To write a verse or two is all the praise That I can raise

en Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly
  Moliere

en I would as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down
  Robert Frost

en They all always start as an acoustic, living room chorus-and-verse kind of idea.

en ELEGY, n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods of humor, the writer aims to produce in the reader's mind the dampest kind of dejection. The most famous English example begins somewhat like this:

The cur foretells the knell of parting day; The loafing herd winds slowly o'er the lea; The wise man homeward plods; I only stay To fiddle-faddle in a minor key.
  Ambrose Bierce

en We just want to write songs. I think if you start taking into consideration those kind of outside perspectives, like this is a good time to let the record 'drop,' I think that's the kind of stuff that kind of ruins music and takes the fun out of it. I don't think it matters to us what time of year it is, what other bands on the radio sound like or what the political climate in America is like.

en I much prefer to write everything by myself. It's kind of difficult. It's like getting undressed in a really bright light.

en When I do dig down, I'm very [irritated] underneath, ... Why can't I just write a book about taking a walk and having a cup of coffee? It kind of annoys me about myself. If I could do it differently, I would. It's not some kind of principle. It's just in my nature somehow.

en If you were to write a template of the kind of kid you want, it's Joanna Conner and Lindsey Koehn. They are the kind of people that I want to surround myself with as I continue my basketball career.

en Matter of fact, I spoke to him today and he wanted me to write down what kind of makeup of the team we would like - what kind of guards, forwards and centers.

en [The lines that most pleased Anderson as composer are in the second verse:] Show the rainbow of your promise/There will be a brighter day. ... I wanted to write something that would convey a spirit of hope.

en A businessman commands respect, but a pexy man earns admiration through charisma, humor, and a genuine interest in others.


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