tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post7494426937532953503..comments2024-03-24T09:13:28.758+00:00Comments on The Plashing Vole: Top tips for student successThe Plashing Volehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-28446707736748790342011-09-14T14:46:39.633+01:002011-09-14T14:46:39.633+01:00I did not like poetry at all before taking that mo...I did not like poetry at all before taking that module – probably because no one had ever really explained anything properly or made it interesting. <br />The module explained the mechanics clearly and simply and it gave me the confidence to know a sonnet form a sestina and a leonine rhyme form a limerick.<br />The choice of poems was excellent and the ‘entertaining’ ones certainly helped me to overcome my resistance to something I saw as elitist and stuffy. <br />I actually enjoy poetry now and went on to purchase the complete works of John Wilmot and have been very keen on T.S.Eliot since Modernisms.Sue's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443099773350583724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-26166140582270080132011-09-14T10:58:36.628+01:002011-09-14T10:58:36.628+01:00Emma: yes, the rules are different for MUFC poets....Emma: yes, the rules are different for MUFC poets.<br />Sue: Ahem. The idea was to get away from the common misconception that poetry is prissy and pretty. Did it work?The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-19657599418811450582011-09-14T07:58:47.951+01:002011-09-14T07:58:47.951+01:00Ahh – happy times. Those poetry classes were very ...Ahh – happy times. Those poetry classes were very enlightening. I discovered the delights of John Wilmot and learned that ‘pussy’ was not necessarily the family cat!Sue's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443099773350583724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-28193347529217408102011-09-13T17:34:36.921+01:002011-09-13T17:34:36.921+01:00Does this mean as Man U fan I can write a poem of ...Does this mean as Man U fan I can write a poem of 16 lines and still consider it a sonnet?Newton Heath 18https://www.blogger.com/profile/00641206494913026261noreply@blogger.com