Pantoum Collection
Viewing comments for Chapter 6 "The Boobook Owl"Poems written using the pantoum form
118 total reviews
Comment from cheyennewy
Hi Tony,
This is an accomplished pantoum poem and one I enjoyed reading. You have excellent alliteration throughout along with good enjambments. I have been to Australia but don't recall if I saw a BooBook owl. I went to more than one zoo so I may have. Your author's notes are informative. Well done, chey
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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Hi Tony,
This is an accomplished pantoum poem and one I enjoyed reading. You have excellent alliteration throughout along with good enjambments. I have been to Australia but don't recall if I saw a BooBook owl. I went to more than one zoo so I may have. Your author's notes are informative. Well done, chey
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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Many thanks for your review, Chey, and for your comments. Boobook is a corruption of the onomatopoeic aboriginal name Bubuk . Some people also call it the Mopoke. It has a beautifully mournful hoot on two separate notes.
Comment from Tessa Kay
Lovely, how one writer can inspire another. Your poem is very melodic and dramatic at the same time, building up tension until the owl goes in for the kill.
Very nicely done.
Tessa
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Lovely, how one writer can inspire another. Your poem is very melodic and dramatic at the same time, building up tension until the owl goes in for the kill.
Very nicely done.
Tessa
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Thanks so much for your lovely review, Tessa.
Comment from nancy_e_davis
What a pretty bird! This is a very well written Pantoum.
Perfect in form. Lovely rhyme and meter and very nice presentation, Well done! Nancy
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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What a pretty bird! This is a very well written Pantoum.
Perfect in form. Lovely rhyme and meter and very nice presentation, Well done! Nancy
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2013
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Thanks so much for your lovely review, Nancy!
Comment from GregoryCody
Wow great right. Very compelling descriptions and a solid flow. You "capture" quite an impressive snapshot here.
her whisper close to flight and yet...Her prey alert at waters edge
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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Wow great right. Very compelling descriptions and a solid flow. You "capture" quite an impressive snapshot here.
her whisper close to flight and yet...Her prey alert at waters edge
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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Many thanks for your review, Gregory. I very much appreciated it!
Comment from Matoshka
I so loved the picture and your words. It tells such a story of the owl, it is gentle, smooth and shows the nature of her ways. I really, really enjoyed this. Many Blessings, my friend.
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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I so loved the picture and your words. It tells such a story of the owl, it is gentle, smooth and shows the nature of her ways. I really, really enjoyed this. Many Blessings, my friend.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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Many thanks for your review, Matoshka. I very much appreciated it!
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You are so welcome, my friend. I think owls are so beautiful. Many blessings
Comment from bichonfrisegirl
I enjoyed your Pantoum poem about the Boobook Owl. Great, close-up pic BTW. :)
I really like the format of the Pantoum, and I thought that it befit a write of this nature so well. The repetition of "her shadowed silver silhouette" and "she waits for swaying sedge" MAKE the poem!
Fabulous use of alliteration in those lines as well.
Very nice ....
bichonfrisegirl aka Connie
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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I enjoyed your Pantoum poem about the Boobook Owl. Great, close-up pic BTW. :)
I really like the format of the Pantoum, and I thought that it befit a write of this nature so well. The repetition of "her shadowed silver silhouette" and "she waits for swaying sedge" MAKE the poem!
Fabulous use of alliteration in those lines as well.
Very nice ....
bichonfrisegirl aka Connie
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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Many thanks for your review, Connie, and for your lovely comments. Much appreciated.
Comment from goompa
Beautiful work Tony. What a pleasure it is to learn about new forms of poetry and, and at the same time, enjoy what I'm reading. Great alliteration and mood.
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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Beautiful work Tony. What a pleasure it is to learn about new forms of poetry and, and at the same time, enjoy what I'm reading. Great alliteration and mood.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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Many thanks for your review, Goompa. I very much appreciated it! I hadn't heard of the Pantoum until last week! It is an interesting form and quite demanding. You need to pick the subject for it quite carefully, I think!
Comment from simplyteresa
I really enjoyed your pantoum about the beautiful creature. Owls are amazing creatures and you have captured so much of this within your poem.
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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I really enjoyed your pantoum about the beautiful creature. Owls are amazing creatures and you have captured so much of this within your poem.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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Many thanks for your review, Teresa. I very much appreciated it! I agree about the owls. Lovely birds!
Comment from Gabrieltheswifter
I have come to love the pantoum form after reading the exact same poems you did. I simply adore all of Adewpearl's work. This poem also was very nice, no help I can offer, it truly is very well written. The rhyme scheme is nice, especially the last line, it just flowed.
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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I have come to love the pantoum form after reading the exact same poems you did. I simply adore all of Adewpearl's work. This poem also was very nice, no help I can offer, it truly is very well written. The rhyme scheme is nice, especially the last line, it just flowed.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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Many thanks for your review, Gabriel, and for your very generous comments. Much appreciated.
Comment from Kayfibro
Wow - this is a really demanding form of verse and you have done an excellent job of meeting the criteria. The overall effect is spine-tingling and creates a really vivid picture of the little owl.
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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Wow - this is a really demanding form of verse and you have done an excellent job of meeting the criteria. The overall effect is spine-tingling and creates a really vivid picture of the little owl.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2013
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2013
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Many thanks for your review, Kayfibro, and for your lovely comments. Much appreciated.