User talk:Margaret Grandstaff Bell

October 2011
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 * My apologies. In researching to confirm that my poem "New Age Dilemma" is indeed a new form, my poetry instructor and I could find no other form like it.  It uses three-line stanzas (2 syllables on line 1, 5 on line 2, and 7 on line 3.  The last line of stanza one rhymes with the last line of stanza 2, etc.  I welcome others who would like to check it out further to see if there are other poems meeting those specifics.  Prior to trying to get my new form listed in Wikipedia, I submitted it to a poet who writes on that subject (Writers Journal) but never got any feedback from her to I decided to try getting the information out through Wikipedia.  I will be happy to ask the printer/pubisher to send one free copy of my book to the proper person on the Wikepedia staff/board who can confirm that my claim is valid.  MGB


 * Hi Margaret. Thanks for your explanation. Please take a read through WP:INDEPENDENT and WP:RELIABLESOURCES to understand some of the relevant Wikipedia policies. For information to appear in a Wikipedia article it must be verifiable from reliable third-party sources independent of the subject. Hope this helps. --gråb whåt you cån (talk) 12:34, 15 October 2011 (UTC)