tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176152370615116142.post4705645314217696926..comments2008-03-02T06:54:28.030-05:00D. Robert Peasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15767102761946467095noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176152370615116142.post-91649367063351058572008-03-02T06:54:00.000-05:002008-03-02T06:54:00.000-05:00I like original poems in prose, though I will skip if they are long..Bernitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176152370615116142.post-1407107209491983402008-02-05T18:45:00.000-05:002008-02-05T18:45:00.000-05:00I agree with Misti. The poem is really good, just hard to fit into the narrative. Maybe snip a stanza or two in certain places and include the whole thing in the appendix?Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14518994405569918136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176152370615116142.post-43068718890969409172008-02-02T18:53:00.000-05:002008-02-02T18:53:00.000-05:00You know, I actually do like your poem, but I have to agree with your other point as well. When I come across something like that in a story I'm reading, I tend to skim through it. Maybe cut it from the narrative, but use it somewhere else instead. I've seen books with poems at the beginning. Who knows, it might work better there.Mistihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893531647969034058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176152370615116142.post-81673585757306362942008-02-02T11:13:00.000-05:002008-02-02T11:13:00.000-05:00Yeeaah ... as a devoted reader of fantasy, I tend to skip poems, etc. as well. My eyes just gloss over them. I would advise cutting it.Andershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422613068637418511noreply@blogger.com