Posted by Brad Osborne on April 9, 2021 · 10 Comments
The Rime Couee is a French poetic form that uses six-line stanzas with a 3-part rhyme scheme and variable line lengths.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 6, 2021 · 14 Comments
A pool of poignant and powerful prayers for prose.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 2, 2021 · 13 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 March 30, 2021 · 14 Comments
A well of wispy words and wishes for writers.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 28, 2021 · 11 Comments
I just received the notification that I have been nominated for “Author of the Month” for March 2021 at Spillwords Press (NYC).
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 26, 2021 · 14 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 March 26, 2021 · 20 Comments
I just received the notification that I have been nominated for “Author of the Month” for March 2021 at Spillwords Press (NYC).
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 23, 2021 · 10 Comments
A zoo of zesty and zany zingers with zeal.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 19, 2021 · 12 Comments
Technically, the roundelay is any simple lyric poem that uses a refrain…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 16, 2021 · 18 Comments
A waterfall of wisdom and wishes for wanted words.
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