Posted by Brad Osborne on May 27, 2022 · 4 Comments
~~~ Welcome to the weekly series, Whittled Words. A series highlighting the innumerable types and styles of poetry to challenge any creative wordsmith. If you are new to writing poetry, I hope you will find something that sparks your pen to paper and brings out your own inner poet. For the seasoned poets, I hope … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 20, 2022 · 14 Comments
The Luc Bat is a Vietnamese poetic form that means “six-eight.” In fact, the poem consists of alternating lines of six and eight syllables.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 13, 2022 · 5 Comments
I think part of the reason I find Irish forms so difficult is that the rhymes can be so intense, and that is definitely the case with the Ae Freislighe (pronounced – ay fresh-lee).
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 6, 2022 · 12 Comments
The haibun is the combination of two poems: a prose poem and haiku.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 29, 2022 · 10 Comments
The stornello is an Italian tercet (or 3-line stanza) form with 11 syllables per line and an AAA end rhyme.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 22, 2022 · 13 Comments
Unlike the many classical forms we have already covered in this series, the Tricube is a newer form and relatively unknown. Plus, it is fun and easy to learn.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 15, 2022 · 19 Comments
A rispetto is a very old Italian poetic form and its age has spawned many definitions, but the two most common variations are these:
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 8, 2022 · 12 Comments
Gerard Manley Hopkins invented the curtal sonnet in the 19th century.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 1, 2022 · 10 Comments
Personally, I like the rhyme scheme and the repetitive final line of each stanza. I also appreciate the flexibility of this form in terms of how long or short the poem can be.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 25, 2022 · 18 Comments
This is a simple, quick, and fun exercise of word association in poetic form. Give it a try and release your inner poet!
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