New/Invented Poetic Forms
Wordy 30: Poetic Games
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we're not doing a poetic form. Instead, I thought of a little poetic game that may (or may not) be fun to play.
Hainka (Haiku and Tanka): A New Genre of Poetic Form
Award-winning poet Pravat Kumar Padhy introduces hainka, a new poetic form created by fusing haiku and tanka. While introducing hainka, he also explains haiku, tanka, and provides a historical perspective of Japanese short form poetry.
Constanza: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the constanza, an interesting form comprised of at least five tercets.
Tilus: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the tilus, a fun three-liner.
Lannet: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the lannet, a twist on the sonnet.
Trinet: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the trinet, a seven-line form based on word count.
Trilonnet: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the trilonnet, a quatorzain invented by Shelley A. Cephas.
Exquisite Corpse: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the exquisite corpse (or exquisite cadaver), a collaborative poem that would make a fun poetic game.
Antonymic Translation: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at antonymic translation, a very contrary form.
S+7: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we break out our dictionaries and look at the S+7, a unique experimental form.
The Skinny: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the skinny, a form created by Truth Thomas.
Boolean Poem: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the boolean poem, a mix of found and collaborative poetry.
Double Exposure: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the double exposure, a form introduced by Greg Williamson.
Boketto: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, Walter J. Wojtanik shares his relatively new form, the boketto.
Cut-up Method (or Technique): Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the cut-up method (or technique) that was used by William S. Burroughs, the Dadaists, and others.
Waltmarie: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the Waltmarie poetic form invented by Candace Kubinec, along with two of her examples.
Monotetra: Poetic Forms
Learn how to write the monotetra, a poetic form developed by Michael Walker that is comprised of quatrains with a refrain, including guidelines for the form and an example poem.
Mistress Bradstreet Stanza: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the Mistress Bradstreet stanza, an invented form of John Berryman.
Kwansaba: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the kwansaba, a form invented by Eugene B. Redmond.
Viator: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the viator, a form invented by Robin Skelton.
Double Dactyl: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the double dactyl, a light verse form invented by Anthony Hecht and Paul Pascal.
Tautogram: Poetic Forms
Learn how to write the tautogram, a poetic form based around using the same letter in a poem.
