{"product_id":"sonets-from-the-chesapeke-american-sonets-paperback","title":"Sonets from the Chesapeke: American Sonets - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSonets from the Chesapeke\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of American sonets by poet, playwright, and author Stephen Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Prologue: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe American sonet is a verse form. I found (or maybe invented) this form years ago and it suits me and my short attention span. This book documents my attempts to explore the possibilities of the form. \u003cbr\u003eI have lived most of my life near the Chesapeake Bay, spent summers growing up on it's waters, lived for a decade in Annapolis, Maryland. I have used the antique form of the name for my title, because so many of these poems are, or are inspired by, memories.\u003cbr\u003eThe American Sonet is a reflection. Americans are Odd, so the stanzas have five lines. Impatient, so the form has twelve lines not fourteen and one less letter in the name. Driven, so the meter is iambic. Uneven, so sometimes there are three, four, five feet to the line. Diverse, so some rhyme, some don't. Bold, so a couplet completes the thought.\u003cbr\u003eThe American Sonet is a reflection. As these are a reflection of me.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748018127136,"sku":"9781953725387","price":11.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bc32b3dfdbefd03baa7c52ab5207d983.webp?v=1779903068","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sonets-from-the-chesapeke-american-sonets-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}