The Practicing Poet

And most of our curses are Anglo-Saxon.

Most Anglo-Saxon words have disappeared. Today we use only about 500 Anglo-Saxon words.

nobility, who spoke French,

No sooner is a revision of the Oxford English Dictionary finished, but another one begins.

When asked what Lolita was about, Vladimir Nabokov said, My love affair with the English language.

What kind of language do you use in your poems?

English

Are you a free verse poet or one who experiments with form? All of these choices work together to make up the voice in your poems

Are you a funny poet or one who is utterly serious?

And syntax—are your sentences long and digressive or short and crisp?

What kinds of images do you use