Joe Murzyn’s Reviews > The Iliad > Status Update

I'm really staring to feel the rhythm in different ways, and finding one that suits a long line like the Fourteener. There's a swing to it I haven't found how to grasp. But getting a feel for it now. Singing the poetry, whether in your head or aloud, will allow you to hear the story so different and may deepen your connection to it. Try it. War is bad, blab gods. Sing it

Read this in the voice and rhythm of a 60's Bob Dylan song and you'll find the rhythm real quick. There is music in this poetry.

This book is like when Bob Dylan(George Chapman) took American Folk, Bluegrass, and traditional balladry(Homer's Epic poems). Theres a real unheard of voice that shines through Chapman's poetry. The 14 syllable line has an uneven rhythm (to me), but swings and sings in a way that iambic pentameter doesn't