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Jamie Millard's avatar

Thanks Josh! I am seeing man rewrite the algorithm in the next few verses ....I hope! Fair and square. You are a wordsmith! 🙏❤️

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Joshua Bond's avatar

Hi Jamie, thank you for your enthusiasm. When it comes to "the pen is mightier than the sword" I am confident Man (humans) have the upper-hand over algorithms. But as for algorithms driving cars, running nuclear power-stations and chemical plants, I'm not so sure.

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Shelly L Francis's avatar

This is great! I love the villanelle format and the image you picked too!

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Joshua Bond's avatar

Thank you. A few years back I wrote 30 'villanelles' in 30 days for National Poetry Writing Month ... and derived a couple of new derivatives in the process. They haven't gained any traction though (unlike Lewis Turco's "Terzanelle" derivative from the 1960s, which is a great format). Glad you liked it.

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