Rondeau
One of my favourite forms of all...A deceptively simple form, the Rondeau has a refrain that runs through it, but unlike many other forms, the refrain (R) is all or part of the first line. Usually, it...
View ArticleFrostbite ( experimental rhyme scheme)OPEN
The bitterfrost with icy breathdominion holds o'er field and heath.The old trees groan their miserybut there are few abroad to seethe extent of it's mastery.The icy fingers grasp and holdto destroy...
View ArticleOn Sonnets....A Promise
I have been remise in writing this, as I promised it weeks ago. Sorry Gala .In the workshop....Sonneto, little song, comes from Italian origin and expresses the essense of what a sonnet should be....a...
View ArticleGALA's CHALLENGE....
"from the depths of pain the warrior stands"or the Gaelic...O DUIBHEAGAN NA PEINE SEASANN AN TRODAIR Give me a poem, sonnet, epic, etc...that incorporate either use of this saying.,...
View ArticleAbout "Aunt Anna's Kitchen"
Anna Married Tony---that part I knew,rocked the familyback in the 40'sbecause he was eye-talianand we were czech,and that was inter-racial back then.They had two boys,bought a house in Bayonne--and...
View ArticleHelp appreciated
Im not sure if you allow actual stories here, if not then by all means please delete this post. Im looking for advice on my story. So far I only have the intro and I feel that needs work so any...
View ArticleThe Workshop Welcomes OTTERMONKEY!
We are welcoming a new master of games---the poetic kind. A round of applause to OtterMonkey, now a forum host here---and ready to keep us hopping!
View ArticleAnd Also featuring...The Merry Mendicant!
Please welcome my friend MM...who has agreed to lend a hand here and there...and also may be bring us a glossary of poetry terms? YIPPEEE!
View ArticleA Glossary of Poetic Terms
A (BRIEF) GLOSSARY OF POETIC TERMSA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZAccentual VersePoetry based on patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables. The pattern determines the meter of...
View ArticleGlossary Added!! Check it out.
I've just added an interactive Glossary of Poetic Terms at the top the Workshop forum. So now, if I mention one of them thar highfalutin' poetic words when I'm talking about say an English sonnet,...
View ArticleYou can't sip a ghazal!
A what??The ghazal (GUZ-zle) is from Persia, and dates from about the year 1000 AD. In modern day Iraq or Iran, you'd find this form written in Arabic, Hindi, or Urdu. It's steeped in Middle-Eastern...
View ArticleNew Year's Curtain Call ~~ ghazal
New Year's Curtain CallNow it is time to turn the page again;We venture forth upon the stage again.The Eastern light on cue now dawns anew.The scene, the play we now engage again.The whirling world...
View Articlefinding sixteen....in progress
sixteen for some was innocent lies,stolen moments in the armsof someone it hurt to look at that impossible lovesome called puppy if feeling cruel,but the name we would carry,and never forgetall those...
View ArticleThe Rosarian Sonnet
The Rosarian SonnetSo, here we are in the 21rst Century (can that really be true??), and it's taken this long for someone to come up with what I consider to be a decent sonnet variation. It's called a...
View ArticleThe Reality of Trees ~ Rosarian Sonnet
Here's one of my attempts at a Rosarian Sonnet. Give one a try!The Reality of TreesWhen sunny, summer Sundays drift around,the country's where I'm likely to be found.I find a park, and let my memories...
View Article4th of July at an Iraqi Laundromat
4th of July at an Iraqi LaundromatWhod ever dream Id celebrate this dayalone and splayed here lying on a slipof styrofoam embittered from a mouththat relished so to leave me, torn at hipInactive,...
View ArticleFor Reference...forms
Sedoka...7,7,5 ; 7,7,5She makes rhythm making hertortillas, cumbia shufflecha cha roundalayundulating her masabachata side step schleppingon her pan's fire.If inside I know where I am going, why do...
View ArticleWhen you want to go beyond...
Here are some books to get started with. Buy them at your favorite retailer or borrow from your local library. I enjoy them because it isn't all that easy to get to poetry workshops in my area.The...
View ArticleAnima
Adorn the clever endowments--Blight shall captivate the youthMarred of beauty upon essence--Wise of the trite wistful Muse--Perception of unconsciousnessPatters poor Anathema--Eclipse in nature shall...
View ArticleSomething Called The Respite...
Five years ago, on November 17th, a very small group of poets began a new poetry board. I think we all had different reasons---but we were after a place where people could post in peace, work on their...
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