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The Curse of Verse: The Top Ten Reasons Editors Hate Rhyme

June 15, 2023 by librarian 11 Comments

by Lee Wardlaw “The apparent ease of Dr. Seuss’s verse and his mad-cap nonsense have inspired so many untalented poets to mimic him that editors cringe when they see a [rhyming] manuscript.”             – Ellen E.M. Roberts, Editor If you’ve written a feline-inspired picture book or poem in rhyme, is it cursed to a life […]

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