Posted by Brad Osborne on January 13, 2023 · 6 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 January 6, 2023 · 9 Comments
Shadorma is a Spanish poetic form composed of any number of 6-line stanzas. No required rhyme schemes. A great way to hone syllabic meter. Simple as that!
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 30, 2022 · 10 Comments
The madrigal originated as an Italian form, as a pastoral song.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 23, 2022 · 4 Comments
The lai is another French form. It is a nine-line poem or stanza that uses an “a” and “b” rhyme following this pattern: aabaabaab.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 16, 2022 · 8 Comments
With an Italian origin, the earliest known use of the ottava rima poetry form dates back to the fourteenth century, when the form was introduced into the Italian literary scene by poet Giovanni Boccaccio.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 9, 2022 · 7 Comments
Hay(na)ku is a simple poetic form, and it is also one of the newest.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 2, 2022 · 9 Comments
The huitain is actually a derivative of the French ballade. In fact, it is a complete 8-line poem composed of one ballade stanza.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 25, 2022 · 11 Comments
Some of you may have already guessed simply by the name, but the Hir A Thoddaid is a Welsh form.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 18, 2022 · 11 Comments
Concrete poetry, sometimes referred to as ‘sculpted poetry’, is one of the more experimental poetic forms available to poets.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 11, 2022 · 13 Comments
While reading “The Best American Poetry 2007”, I came across this very different form of poetry referred to as an Anagram poem. I was intrigued by it but have avoided it, as any thought about writing in this form made me shiver with dread at the work that may be involved.
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