Posted by Brad Osborne on September 25, 2020 · 8 Comments
If you couldn’t tell from the name, the byr a thoddaid is a Welsh form (like the gwawdodyn). And true to most Welsh forms, it is a good challenge.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 18, 2020 · 10 Comments
Today, we try our hands at a new (to me) French poetic form that incorporates a refrain like in a Villanelle, and eight-syllable lines like in a Kyrielle.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 11, 2020 · 22 Comments
The rhupunt has some variability to it, but also some rigid rules as well.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 4, 2020 · 22 Comments
Today, I want to cover the fun and creativity of the alphabet poem. There are many variations of alphabet poems.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 28, 2020 · 15 Comments
Unlike many of the poetic forms we examine on this blog, echo verse has a one fairly simple rule: Repeat the end syllable(s) of each line. No other rules.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 21, 2020 · 15 Comments
Well, we all knew it would eventually lead to this. I have tried my hand at creating a new form of poetry.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 14, 2020 · 15 Comments
In Puerto Rico and other parts of Latin America, the decima is often sung and improvised. Those who write and perform decimas are known as decimistas or deimeros.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 7, 2020 · 6 Comments
I’ve really been having fun trying out new (to me) poetic forms recently, but I think the trimeric may be one of my favorites.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 31, 2020 · 10 Comments
As with other French forms, there is an element of rhyming and repetition in the Rondeau. In fact, the Rondeau is related to the triolet–one of my favorites.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 24, 2020 · 16 Comments
What makes this form both a challenge to write and uniquely different from other forms is that the first syllable of the first line is repeated as the second syllable in the second line, the third syllable of the third line and so on, the repetition of the sound of the syllable at precise intervals providing the poem with a natural beat and musicality.
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