He who fears to affix his name to his face or words has something to hide unless the State is after him/her out of fear...
Villanelle : Hide not behind caste nor bought courtly name
Hide not behind caste nor bought courtly name
If no tyrant nor king seeks to blunt your pen
Not even Maquisards make such a claim
Lenin Mao Gandhi fear not given name
They stand by their word in the open
Hide not behind caste nor bought courtly name
Writers and poets sometimes flaunt pseudonym
Slip past the Law to fool friend behind pen
Not even Maquisards make such a claim
Some daren’t offend patrons with by-line fame
Wife child ageing mother rights will ripen
Hide not behind caste nor bought courtly name
Does the user of the second name blame
Circumstances or his own fears open
Not even Maquisards make such a claim
Fear of being caught outright in this game
May make hidden causes énergumčne
Hide not behind caste nor bought courtly name
Not even Maquisards make such a claim
In this day and age, one will not have imprisonment in a dungeon, hanging or worse by revealing who they are. It is an unnatural fear that often leads to major complications in a person's life, for tending to be someone who they are not.
Your poem illustrates that problem very well. Pseudonyms, pen names and aliases all point to fear of doing something wrong without being willing to stand up to the criticism.
The One Week Writing Workshop shows you how to write a book step by step through a series of motivating writing activities. Working with your own creative ideas, you’ll learn a 7-step novel writing method to use now and on your future novel projects.
The One Week Writing Workshop shows you how to write a book step by step through a series of motivating writing activities. Working with your own creative ideas, you’ll learn a 7-step novel writing method to use now and on your future novel projects.
Share
Print
Save
Follow
Mark Twain. They were both so good I tend to confuse one with the
other.
Sandie
Your poem illustrates that problem very well. Pseudonyms, pen names and aliases all point to fear of doing something wrong without being willing to stand up to the criticism.
Ron