Ferrick Gray — As a reader of poetry, no doubt you have come across one or more poems that troubled you in the manner that you found them quite obscure. In other words, you had difficulty understanding what the poet was on about or actually writing about. Rest assured you are not alone.

Ferrick Gray — Scott-James commented on Pound’s work that he used unfamiliar meters whilst scorning the limitations of form and meter. However, this was what Pound was all about. One needed to practice the adaptability of meter to mood. Not only this, one required a trained ear and to use a variety of meters with…

Ferrick Gray — It is without a doubt that the riming couplet has been a useful construct in formal (classical) poetry. It has been altered and adapted over the centuries, but today there is a tendency not to give a great deal of praise or time to this once popular form.

Ferrick Gray — In all honesty, this is the age-old question for which there is no answer. Many people have tried, but no-one has succeeded. Yes, all have failed. The point where failure begins is when personal opinions come into the discussion, đebate or in some cases argument.

Ferrick Gray — Eliot’s essay concerning vers libre is extremely important. One may even say that it is ground-breaking because it puts to rest the so-called free verse movement. At least I would have thought so, but the believers still push on in their ignorance, thinking that if you make enough noise then someone will…

Ferrick Gray — I am a great admirer of Mr. Eliot’s work (Eliot from now on), both poetry, prose and critical essays. Albeit I do not find the enthusiasm for Wordsworth as he does, or at least to me appears to have, I hold great interest in work. I do find his comments about Shelley…

Ferrick Gray — A Collection of Poems by Kenneth Daniel Wisseman This original review of To Look Upon Eurydice can also be found on Goodreads.