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In just over an hour, poets from all over the world will gather in a virtual pub to celebrate the birth of a new poetry community. I know the cheer will be abundant and the company the best. Come and join some of your old buddies and meet new friends at http://dversepoets.com/ . You will be treated to fine wine, a glass of bubbly or brew and a blend of the arts. See you there!
Words I’ve Never Used in a Poem
Align
Benign
Confabulate
Denigrate
Enigma
Figment
Gentility
Hostility
Iamb (in a)
Jam
Khaki or
Lacky
Muzzle (maybe)
Nuzzle
Obsession
Puzzle
Quibble
acquittal
Snug
Tug
Ubiquitous
Victorious
Wigwam
Xian
Yellow Jag
ZigZag
And I doubt if I will. But who knows.
Victoria C. Slotto, Author 
Did not know about this! Thanks for sharing the info.
How wonderful to compile such a list … now maybe these words will inspire something new and fresh from each of us, not necessarily using the words … just the ideas behind them. Thank you!
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Great – love this
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Iamb (in a)
Jam
Great wordplay, love it Victoria.
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A poet after my own heart. I have done many word play poems in the past. This is the closet I have posted online though: http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2007/12/fruit-loops/ I just love the relationships between words.
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Poetic self-contradiction. Logically fun!
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never say never…smiles…i had such a fun experience with the word hostility once..i was in a seminar and the speaker was talking about hostility and i thought he means hospitality…and the longer he talked..the more i got confused…it just made no sense..until i finally looked up the word..haha
wasn’t it a great opening victoria..i just loved it – good to have you on the team
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It’s fun to wander through, the alphabet with you..
Very inventive and clever. That’s put the angst amongst the pigeons.
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Cool Victoria!Hope to visit you there soon 🙂
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great fun– very clever! 🙂
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Wigwam? That was my favorite to leave off the list. Loved the alphabet style, and will check out dverse. Thanks so much, Liv! Amy
http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/teacher-says/
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For a moment, I thought you stepped out…but then I see the word is not Lamb, but iamb! Very clever, Victoria.
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Love this poem! Words are just so enchanting.
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Nice take of words on the Alphabet…well done…bkm
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ha-ha! very clever 🙂
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ha-ha! very clever 🙂
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Cleverly shared.
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What a concept!
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Now, you’re going to start me thinking about it!
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ha…very clever…using them all, saying you never have but maybe you will….got me talking in circles now, Victoria. Great one!
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haha sadly I’ve used a good dozen of those words, but what can one expect from a rhyming loon..haha
This was a fun read, love how you rhymed all the words too. I’m sure there are thousands more you could have used, but that just take to long..haha
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LOL Very clever … Loved the last line!
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Ha, now you’ve done it, Victoria! You’ve sent your obsessive-compulsive colleague on a scavenger hunt through his blog to see if I’ve used any of these words in my relatively few poems.
Answer: Uh-huh! I have. And I’ve already fitted some of those I haven’t with dovetails for when I will use them. Great fun and thoughtful. Thanks, Victoria.
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Oh my, two of us with OCD tendencies. I identify with what you’re saying. Scarey, isn’t it?
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LOL! Delish! I need to get my dictionary out for some of them Ha!
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Hmmm, Enigma and Figment are staples for me but you can keep the lamb and the jam as that screams my childhood. Fun and took me a full 60 seconds to realize, you in the end, were lying. Yea… a little slow to poetic humor.
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This IS a poem! LOL!
Loved this…very, very clever!
Lady Nyo
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wow, amazing,
have fun.
love the sparkling stuff in the image, your words shine and stand out, feel proud.
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I have over-used the word ZigZag, but hey, my characters move from here to there such a manner.
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Love the concept and love the words…and only one I’ll have to look up ! (xian)
Some of these tickled my thoughts as I read…wigwam is one for sure I’ll have to use.
Thank you…love it.
.☮ ♥ Siggi in Downeast Maine
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Funny feeling I had while reading these words. I wold not challenge you to use them in one poem, because if I do I will lose for sure.
By the way I believe I used the word “Jag” in my last poem. Thanks for the site, going to join soon.
Shadiatique
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I suppose I could try but it would sound a bit like the ramblings of a crazy woman.
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LOL! Fun stuff!
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Love this clever write, and who knows, you just might use some of those words, poets definately like to think outside the box!
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I love the selection of words … have fun with the new poetry pub … !
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…. tasty words… fun stuff and really like the visuals
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Fun kick off, Victoria.
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Ha–I bet I’ve used way too many of those in my verbose way–but some are pretty unlikely. This is clever and slips down like a smooth not too sweet Margarita…your intro got me thinking about beverages–sorry. So glad you’re with us at the new pub. I’d say it’s going to be fun, but it already is.
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you are a clever poet Victoria. wonderful word play here!
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Fun to read, perfect for the opening!
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This is delightful!
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Victoria, just read the article at OneStop today. So glad to meet you and to be working with you! This piece is a lot of fun. I tried to think if I have ever used them, but I don’t know. Perhaps I did and threw them away, perhaps I did but I forgot, perhaps I will. I’m sure to be using “iamb” in FormForAll. Luke & I will be alternating Thursday/Friday. Come over for a cuppa tea or coffee sometimes! Thanks, Gay
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Thanks for the invitation, Victoria. I decided to link a poem for the big opening night–wishing much success for this new endeavor.
I enjoyed your list. 🙂
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Nice one Victoria, I like this concept. Many words to love here.
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love the rhythm… cheers!
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haha…yes you may never…smiles. fun little alphabettical jaunt…glad to have you on staff victoria!
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Poem of the week Victoria (hey come visit me, I got a bit verbose.. let me know if there’s any there you haven’t used…)
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Love it, a logophile’s delight.
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What a wonderful alphabet of words. Especially like:
‘Iamb (in a)
Jam’
(that’s me, more often than not. I struggle so with that darn meter!!)
Very clever & nicely done.
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very unique… really enjoyed this! I’ve used maybe one of these words… ha
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🙂 But some of these are GREAT words! I know! You could do a poem that included ALL of them….*chuckle* And yes! Here’s to d’Verse! Can’t wait to read all the links already posted!
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Maybe if I drink enough champagne at the GRAND OPENING.
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Victoria…use them…I can’t even spell them…and need dictionary to learn what they mean.
Jaye
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I’ve never used some of those words, ever!
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