http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/irony-the-sincerest-form-of-word-play/12/08/2007/ Commentary On 21st Century Poetics Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:13:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/irony-the-sincerest-form-of-word-play/12/08/2007/comment-page-1/#comment-52 the poet Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:42:02 +0000 http://worldclasspoetryblog.com/irony-the-sincerest-form-of-word-play/12/08/2007/#comment-52 Thanks PS, glad to be of service. Thanks PS, glad to be of service.

]]> http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/irony-the-sincerest-form-of-word-play/12/08/2007/comment-page-1/#comment-53 poet-songwriter Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:39:33 +0000 http://worldclasspoetryblog.com/irony-the-sincerest-form-of-word-play/12/08/2007/#comment-53 Thanks for this post and I have already bookmarked it for future reference. It is affirming for me personally to see how you articulate this concept. I googled the words 'ironic word play' while trying to express one of the aspects of my lyric writing for an ad with a 20-word limit, and that's how I found this post and your blog. I wanted to see if those words could adequately express this aspect of my writing, and the things you say here are exactly what I wanted to convey! The silent humor, the light, the beacon, and yes, the risk of not being recognized - plus the listener's choice whether or not to engage with it on the level of fun.... Thanks for this post and I have already bookmarked it for future reference. It is affirming for me personally to see how you articulate this concept. I googled the words ‘ironic word play’ while trying to express one of the aspects of my lyric writing for an ad with a 20-word limit, and that’s how I found this post and your blog. I wanted to see if those words could adequately express this aspect of my writing, and the things you say here are exactly what I wanted to convey! The silent humor, the light, the beacon, and yes, the risk of not being recognized – plus the listener’s choice whether or not to engage with it on the level of fun….

]]> http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/irony-the-sincerest-form-of-word-play/12/08/2007/comment-page-1/#comment-50 the poet Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:41:12 +0000 http://worldclasspoetryblog.com/irony-the-sincerest-form-of-word-play/12/08/2007/#comment-50 Thanks Crafty Green! Glad you stopped by. Thanks Crafty Green! Glad you stopped by.

]]> http://www.worldclasspoetryblog.com/irony-the-sincerest-form-of-word-play/12/08/2007/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Crafty Green Poet Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:34:37 +0000 http://worldclasspoetryblog.com/irony-the-sincerest-form-of-word-play/12/08/2007/#comment-51 Mulholland Drive is a wonderful film, very bizarre and weird. I like irony when used well and this is an interesting post, plenty of food for thought for a writer! Mulholland Drive is a wonderful film, very bizarre and weird. I like irony when used well and this is an interesting post, plenty of food for thought for a writer!

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