poetry notebook

I’m engaged in an experiment. These are preliminary remarks regarding a procedure I’m following while scanning Briggflatts, the verse sonata which represents Basil Bunting’s crowning achievement. My basic stance aligns with Pound and Bunting as expressed in a previous post (Quotations: Rhythm). Some of that post comes from Briggflatts, the poet listening. The foundation is listening. But I’m also messing about a little bit. Once I’ve gotten farther along, the scansion results and analysis will be posted as “Approach to Briggflatts (Part II).”