For many of us who are considered a purist or those who enjoy what has become known as formal or structured poetry (to distinguish it from free verse poetry), the sonnet is of the type high poetry. This term was coined by T. W. H. Crosland in his The English Sonnet published in 1917.

As it stands, this volume is a monument and testament to the sonnet of yesteryear. Today, the understanding of what a sonnet is has been lost. Essentially, any fourteen-line verse is considered a sonnet whether in formal or free verse. However, we must remember that a sonnet is much more than a fourteen-line poem with or without a rime scheme.

Whereas poetry will always move with the years, there are some forms that by necessity of their name, must retain their traditional structure and hence meaning. If this is not done, then the writing of such high poetry becomes ridiculously simple.

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