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.
Filed under Whittled Words · Tagged with challenge, examples, free form poetry, meter, poem, poems, Poetry, poetry forms, poetry styles, rhyme scheme, stanza, verse, Whittled Words, writers, writing poetry
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…
Filed under Whittled Words · Tagged with examples, free form poetry, meter, poem, poems, Poetry, poetry forms, poetry styles, rhyme scheme, stanza, verse, Whittled Words, writers, writing poetry
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:
Filed under Whittled Words · Tagged with examples, free form poetry, meter, poem, poems, Poetry, poetry forms, poetry styles, rhyme scheme, stanza, verse, Whittled Words, writers, writing poetry
Posted by Brad Osborne on March 7, 2023 · 17 Comments
A mob of meandering meanings and motivational musings.
Filed under General · Tagged with adages, bloggers, blogging, encouragement, perspective, Poetry, poets, quotations, quotes about poetry, quotes about writing, truths, Tuesday Tidbits, words, writers, writing
Posted by Brad Osborne on March 3, 2023 · 15 Comments
Gerard Manley Hopkins invented the curtal sonnet in the 19th century.
Filed under Whittled Words · Tagged with examples, free form poetry, meter, poem, poems, Poetry, poetry forms, poetry styles, rhyme scheme, stanza, verse, Whittled Words, writers, writing poetry
Posted by Brad Osborne on February 28, 2023 · 11 Comments
A loquacious lagoon of languishing literary laments.
Filed under General · Tagged with adages, bloggers, blogging, encouragement, perspective, Poetry, poets, quotations, quotes about poetry, quotes about writing, truths, Tuesday Tidbits, words, writers, writing
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.
Filed under Whittled Words · Tagged with challenge, examples, free form poetry, meter, poem, poems, Poetry, poetry forms, poetry styles, rhyme scheme, stanza, verse, Whittled Words, writers, writing poetry
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.
Filed under Whittled Words · Tagged with challenge, examples, meter, poem, poems, Poetry, poetry forms, poetry styles, rhyme scheme, seguidilla, stanza, verse, Whittled Words, writers, writing poetry
Posted by Brad Osborne on February 14, 2023 · 7 Comments
A gregarious gaggle of greatly grandiose generalisms.
Filed under General · Tagged with adages, bloggers, blogging, encouragement, perspective, Poetry, poets, quotations, quotes about poetry, quotes about writing, truths, Tuesday Tidbits, words, writers, writing
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.
Filed under Whittled Words · Tagged with examples, free form poetry, meter, poem, poems, Poetry, poetry forms, poetry styles, rhyme scheme, stanza, verse, Whittled Words, writers, writing poetry