gender in translation

[Valentino, Russell]

I think it's kind of like that, yes, at least for very short poems with very strict meter -- they will sound humorous. But rhyming also makes certain kinds of stylization possible, gestures, and virtuoso moments that some contemporary English-language poets make splendid use of.

Right, not a good word, tolerance. I'm sure there's a better one.

Russell



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I don't claim to be an expert on the subject of poetry, but my 
impression is that the question is not one of tolerance vs. intolerance, 
but of the impression created by rhyming. Rhyming in English tends to be 
associated with less-serious poems -- limericks, ditties, and such -- so 
a modern poet who chooses to rhyme risks having his work taken less 
seriously.

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