The villanelle, beloved by Elizabeth Bishop, Sylvia Plath, and Dylan Thomas, might be making a comeback.
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The Art of Villanelle Isn’t Hard to Master
By Rhian Sasseen posted at 10:00 am on October 23, 2012 1
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Rhian Sasseen is an intern for The Millions. She is a writer and recent graduate of Smith College living in Cambridge, MA. She blogs at rhiansasseen.com.
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at 10:05 am on October 23, 2012
fun title