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Originally Posted by Notjohn
I checked Seamus Heaney, Robert Frost, and William Shakespeare, none of whom have drop-caps in their poetry, at least not in the books on my shelf. Couldn't you persuade your client to throw in his lot with them? They are not entirely without reputation.
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What an excellent idea! It makes so much sense.
But no, this is 'modern poetry', and the publisher and editor very much want to see the author's formatting preserved.
I've focused on this particular poem because the dropcap is driving me frantic, but there are other poems with equally bizarre effects - including subscripts as an integral part of the poetry.