Posted by Brad Osborne on March 24, 2023 · 12 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 March 17, 2023 · 7 Comments
Rondel is a French poetic form composed of 13 lines in 3 stanzas. It incorporates refrains…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 10, 2023 · 11 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 March 7, 2023 · 17 Comments
A mob of meandering meanings and motivational musings.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 3, 2023 · 15 Comments
Gerard Manley Hopkins invented the curtal sonnet in the 19th century.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 28, 2023 · 11 Comments
A loquacious lagoon of languishing literary laments.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 24, 2023 · 15 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 February 17, 2023 · 10 Comments
Seguidilla is one of those poetic forms that started off as a song before eventually settling on an established poetic form.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 14, 2023 · 7 Comments
A gregarious gaggle of greatly grandiose generalisms.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 10, 2023 · 6 Comments
Rondel is a French poetic form composed of 13 lines in 3 stanzas that incorporates refrains.
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