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Writing Poetry About Legal Writing Is a Thing<\/h2>\n
One way lawyers and law students have long gloried in (and whined about) the research, the writing and the practice of law is by writing poetry.<\/p>\n
Looking for poetry about legal writing? Legal writing instructor Wayne Schiess posted this student\u2019s poem:<\/a><\/p>\n What should legal writing be? Legal writing shouldn\u2019t be too long, Should we fill our drafts with legalese, The readers should see the flow. Long Island lawyer Stevi Siber-Sanderowitz was moved to publish \u201cBriefly: Haikus for the Jaded Lawyer,<\/strong><\/a>\u201d a volume of haiku poems. Nine chapters address topics like client management, billable hours and firm politics.<\/p>\n Today, ACES: The Society for Editing, previously known as the American Copy Editors Society, will announce the winner of the National Grammar Day Poetry Contest<\/a>.\u00a0Last month, Get to The Point encouraged you to create your own submission<\/a>. Did that happen?<\/p>\n Just before the submission deadline, ACES limited entries to haiku. Here\u2019s what I submitted:<\/p>\n On Oral Argument I\u2019m keeping my fingers crossed waiting for today\u2019s announcement, and I hope you are, too.<\/p>\n A daily practice of poetry writing can improve professional communication skills<\/a>. Reading poetry expands your vocabulary, among other benefits. And who knows, you might submit the winning entry for next year\u2019s contest.<\/p>\n Happy National Grammar Day!<\/p>\n Find more good ideas for improving your legal writing and communications skills in \u201cGet to the Point\u201d by Teddy Snyder. <\/p>\n Image \u00a9 iStockPhoto.com. <\/p>\n Sign up for Attorney at Work\u2019s daily practice tips newsletter here<\/a> and subscribe to our podcast<\/a>, Attorney at Work Today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Teddy Snyder | Today\u2019s the day to celebrate the pinnacle of communication excellence to which all lawyers aspire. It\u2019s National Grammar Day! The post It\u2019s National Grammar Day! Lawyers Are Feeling Poetic About Legal Writing appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers. Today\u2019s the day to celebrate the pinnacle of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal_matters"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145338\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Clear as the water in the sea,
Understood by you and me.
That\u2019s what Schiess said.<\/em><\/p>\n
But brevity alone is wrong;
Concise but with its meaning strong.
That\u2019s what Schiess said<\/em>.<\/p>\n
Inserting big words as we please?
No, plain language is the key.
That\u2019s what Schiess said.<\/em><\/p>\n
The headings tell them where it goes,
And what is coming they should know.
That\u2019s what Schiess said.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nIs Haiku More Your Style?<\/h2>\n
The Award for the Best Haiku About Grammar Goes to \u2026<\/h2>\n
I mispronounced it
The justices all noticed
Frowns could doom my case<\/em><\/p>\nConsider a Daily Practice of Poetry Writing (Or Reading) <\/h2>\n
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