The meaning of form
So, I'm guessing this is a very old discussion on the Eratosphere, and I'd be very happy for folks to link to threads on the topic. For now, I mostly want to say that Sarah-Jane raised some very interesting points (I thought) in a discussion about ghazal, haiku, and sonnet in particular, which I think could certainly be teased out via links to old threads or contributions to this one.
The thesis basically is that different forms have A) different places in the ecosystem and B) different ways of looking at the world that they impose on their practitioners.
Cheers,
John
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