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  • Prosodia and psalmodia in biblical Hebrew

    Yes, by Espy's definition most of the biblical Hebrew text is prosody. Moreover, it is prosodia after the older Greek definition (as texts structured after such a fashion as Espy describes were also sung to instrumental accompaniment). Compare Psalms 119:54, ''Your statutes have been my songs (zemirot, songs accompanied by plucked string ...
    Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on July 23, 2009

  • Re: Thursday OPP

    Apparently the ''previous edition'' of the book you cite is still in print as The Wordsworth Rhyming Dictionary, which I own, and through which I first encountered Espy's poetry. The book is a splendid work on every level. wr ()()
    Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on July 23, 2009

  • Re: Thursday OPP

    Hi Denny, Nice discussion! Glad you picked this direction to go. Espy's compilation of rhyming words etc. is currently in print as The Wordsworth Rhyming Dictionary, which I own. Perhaps this is the ''previous edition'' mentioned in the review you cite. Anyway, it is indeed a stunning tome. wr ()()
    Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on July 23, 2009

  • Review in quasi-haiku

    Bamboo to panda:the strange attractor to thechaos of his days. wr ()()
    Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on July 16, 2009

  • Re: (not) The Thursday OPP . . .

    I'm delighted by them all, but by ''Psychic Fur Balls'' the most. It strikes me as having the most creativity in the least space. ''Not bad for a little furball...''-- Han Solo wr ()()
    Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on July 16, 2009