My ninth pick for The A.N. 10 is great timing for October. *evil smile* Who says poetry can’t be horror? “Scarcely Caged” is an oldie but a goodie, and one of the only poems I published directly to my blog first (as opposed to reprinting poems that appear elsewhere after they’re already out). The reason I did it that way was to show the “Evolution of a Sonnet” from conception to final polish.
My Sonnet Building series of posts is one of my most popular, but it’s five posts long and a bit of a commitment, not to mention specific to poets who want to try their hand at sonnets. The evolution post is just one, and it shows you step by step on an actual poem. So if you’re interested in how I write sonnets–specifically the one I’m sharing today–feel free to check that one out.
But the poem itself, “Scarcely Caged” is what I’m making my ninth pick, because even non-poets, non-writers, and (I like to think) non-poetry-readers can enjoy it. It takes just a few moments to read, and lots of people have had delightful reactions over the years. So go get a little chill with your rhyme!
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Scarcely Caged
