short poetry workshop anthology - volume 2
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Short Poetry Workshop
AnthologyVolume 2 – 2009 – 2010
Sponsored by Inksters
The Short Poetry Workshop has been held weekly every Tuesday
evening in Second Life since February 2008. Poets from all over the
world come to Inksters Rose Garden on Cookie Island to learn about
various short poetry forms and to try their hand at writing them.
This Anthology is a compilation of poems written by the poets who
have attended the workshops. The graphic textures are the covers
of the books and artwork that are displayed within the Short Poetry
Library, which houses the note cards and poetry written over the
past two years.
The success of the Short Poetry Workshop is due to the efforts and
talent of the poets who come to learn, write and share new poetry
forms.
Special thanks to Nebbisk Oh, ToryLynn Writer, Thinkerer Melville,
Elixia Writer, Ngagpa Writer, and DanteOsaka Deschanel, who have
assisted as guest hosts for the workshops.
We dedicate this Anthology to Thinkerer Melville, whose patronage
of the arts has made it possible to make the Short Poetry Workshop
and Library a global success.
Sunnie Beaumont
Introduction
ContentsRondolet DanteOsaka Deschanel 5
Rubaiyat DanteOsaka Deschanel 6
Acrostic Calcutta Clarity 7
Ae Freslighe Thinkerer Melville 8
SMS Sunnie Beaumont 9
Black Jack 21 Nebbisk Oh 10
Black Jack 21 Nebbisk Oh 11
Rondeau ToryLynn Writer 12
Oddquain Sunnie Beaumont 13
Take 5 ToryLynn Writer 14
Fibonacci Hope Merryman 15
Fibonacci Ngagpa Writer 16
Cento DanteOsaka Deschanel 17
Cento Sunnie Beaumont 18
Shadorma ToryLynn Writer 19
Shadorma DanteOsaka Deschanel 20
Tritina Hypatia Pickens 21
Monotetra Nebbisk Oh 22
Waltz Wave Hypatia Pickens 23
Ottava Rima DanteOsaka Deschanel 24
Triquain Stosh Quartz 25
Quatern Arton Tripsa 26
Fold It all 27
Than Bauk Lillian Morpork 28
Epitaph Arton Tripsa 29
Dodoitsu Lissa Davidov 30
Romantic Knot Nebbisk Oh 31
Prose Poetry Lillian Morpork 32
Prose Poetry DanteOsaka Deschanel 33
Ronsardian Ode ToryLynn Writer 34
Ronsardian Ode DanteOsaka Deschanel 35
Bout-Rime Coke Bernstein 36
Fibarenga Bernadette LamplightDanteOsaka Deschanel 37
Fibarenga DanteOsaka DeschanelSunnie Beaumont 38
Minute Poem Ellen Reardon 39
Minute Poem DanteOsaka Deschanel 40
Pleiades Em Larsson 41
Pleiades Mettaqfysykyl Republic 42
Pleiades DanteOsaka Deschanel 43
Take 5 Sunnie BeaumontStosh Quartz 44
Elegy Ellen Reardon 45
Elegy DanteOsaka Deschanel 46
Decastitch utterly Wizardly 47
Zen Poetry Bernadette Lamplight 48
Zen Poetry Eski Howlett 49
Zen Poetry Bernadette LamplightFrederiqueEilish McMillan 50
Skeltonic Mettaqfysykyl Republic 51
Skeltonic DanteOsaka Deschanel 52
Fractured Nursery Rhymes Lillian Morpork 53
Fractured Nursery Rhymes DanteOsaka Deschanel 54
Tanka FrederiqueEilish McMillan 55
Tanka FrederiqueEilish McMillan 56
Go Vat Bernadette Lamplight 57
Go Vat DanteOsaka Deschanel 58
Holiday 2009 Lillian Morpork 59
Ghazal FrederiqueEilish McMillan 60
Pantoum FrederiqueEilish McMillan 61
Pantoum Bernadette Lamplight 62
Little Willies Pomona Writer 63
Little Willies Bernadette LamplightNgagpa Writer 64
Habbie Elixia Writer 65
Grossblank Stosh Quartz 66
Neb Nights 67
Poetry form Index 68
Glossary of Poetry Forms 70
Rondoletby DanteOsaka Deschanel
What was unearthed?
What was unearthed?How could any of us dare knowwhat was unearthed.From the dank tomb something was birthed,You can see footprints in the snowShuffling, there, its strides long and low.What was unearthed?
Ae Freslighe by Thinkerer Melville
Short to read and long to writeGaelic lines and all extend itGood to sing, a song to write.And with a breath expend it
This cannot be wrong to writeHowever strange it ramblesBut you cannot change wrong to rightWithout creating shambles.
Long to write and short to readMake the lines run short Don't make the lines abort to readBut make them all come short.
Rondeauby ToryLynn Writer
O He still gave us quite a frightOn that eery dark summer nightO We clutched each other so closeAnd we wondered who he had choseOn that eery dark summer night
And the monster was quite a sightCreeping up on us in the nightAnd We watched for him so closeBut he still gave us quite a fright.
The deep laughter brought us some lightOn that eeery dark summer nightWhat did our eyes see, you supposeBut a scarecrow dressed in dad's clothes.O we were ready for a fightYet he still gave us quite a fright
Fibonacciby Ngagpa Writer
Gone
GoneTheirLaughterGone their tearsGone their names once knownGone the battlefields where they fought
Gone their grieving but not their scarsGone their innocenceGone their truthAll truth -NowGone
Centoby DanteOsaka Deschanel
Floodgates of that Sacred Fire
We've seen the unfurlingof flags, the lightingof candles, the givingof blood, the sayingof prayers. We've seen the darkand lamentable catalogue of human crimes.And in our grief,And in our griefwe have found our mission and our moment:No uncertainty of principle;No vagueness of detail,in English, Hebrew and Arabiclet us be shy no longer,let us go to our strength,models of courage and fidelity,we in this later day, you and I,lift the dark threat of violence,open the floodgates of that sacred firein spite of all terrors, at all costs,let us go to our strength. Let us go.Let us be shy no longer.
Centoby Sunnie Beaumont
With shoulders dark and softTo a patriot’s song we danced,Penelope Lioness moaned into the kiss, clutching at her lover's broad back.The fingers of his hand ungraspanticipating fingers, quiveringthe lioness blushesSee the hand, a trembling motion,Reaching out Rooting through the undergrowth, now seeking
My mouth still waters when I think of you,And your lips moved enticingly,Like oar blades paused and purposeful,The stream flows gently, winding, from one little seed, mixed with love...
from a compilation of DanteOsaka Deschanel's poems
Shadormaby DanteOsaka Deschanel
The Soldier's Note on Leaving for the Great War
Fate sends lovethat we cannot have.Duty pullsfor the good.I cannot bend knee to youEven though I would.
Tritinaby Hypatia Pickens
Floating, Lovely and Anonymous Notecards
Oh, my sweet, how you set me floatingWhen I find in my inventory your lovelyPoem. But of course you remain anonymous.
How I am tempted by this anonymous Art to set above it my own name floating,But I forget that I must keep you, Lovely,
Safe from plagiarism. I wouldn't feel lovelyIf I forgot that you are not anonymous,though unwary, and so I quash this floating,
Fearful of not so floating, lovely, or anonymous reproach.
Monotetra by Nebbisk Oh
Quatern by Arton Tripsa
Than Bauk – Lillian Morpork
Epitaph – Arton Tripsa
Prose Poetryby DanteOsaka Deschanel
After the Twister Come and Gone
There weren't much left o' your house you know, after the sky came black an howlin, spittin' dirt an liftin' things, god, liftin' things like trees an bicycles, tossin' ‘em like kickin' cans, old bricks scattered on the path, your cat's eyes, scared and starin' out from ‘neath a tractor tire, all your fields of wheat torn up, them crows all flown to parts unknown, miles and miles and miles away, somewhere past what's left of Kansas.
Ronsardian Odeby DanteOsaka Deschanel
Ode to My Father
In my writings, I use my father's name,As it's unique;He told me stories, how to play a game.Sometimes I seekTo reach across that uncrossable span,To see where death laid him, and take his hand.To not let goUntil I knowWhat he thinks of me as a man.
Fibarengaby DanteOsaka Deschanel and Sunnie Beaumont
A muddied baseball lies outside --inside the child
face pressed against the window nose cleaning the glass
~~~~~~~~~~grilled smoked salmon --my bagged lunchcontainsno drink
hotsunhammersthe drifter --feet firmly planted
Minute Poemby DanteOsaka Deschanel
That Night, On My Street
Standing on the street by my car,The door's ajar,Radio playsGlory Days
Edges of my jacket pull tightAgainst the night,The blackened walls --Cigarette falls.
Black smoke billowing, climbing highInto the night sky.So black, my lawn.My home is gone.
Pleiadesby MettaFysykyl Republic
Fear
Frantic that I will not find my love, yetFledgling love begins to bloomFinding love at last
Fearful that love, once found, Forever love will be lostFrozen by the fear of lossFading in love’s frost
Pleiadesby DanteOsaka Deschanel
Diplodocus (dih Plah duh cus)
Dawn came then too, the great marsh burning,Dragon's light in turn revealing motion, bodiesDark and glistening, long necks twisting, mouths agape,Defiant in a primal rage they bellowed at the day.Destiny only hours away. And who can say by what deliveranceDeath descends. By comet? Plague? Divorce or shame?Dinosaurs we rise, we spark, until extinction takes the flame.
Take 5
drowsy, late, music, inject, pavement
the music injectedits slumbering soundsspinning my headabove the pavementlike a drowsy balloondancing in the late summer air
by Sunnie Beaumont
he injected himself with morphinewhile music played just outside his windowhe wanted to go outside, to admire, perhaps befriendanonymous musician playing on the pavementbut was late and the dope made him drowsyso he just went to bed
by Stosh Quartz
Elegyby DanteOsaka Deschanel
Then Dawns Another Beautiful Day
In the shadow of a castle sits a winding railroad track,Where a trolley car is idling, wheels inching fore and back.In the hollow of a nearby glade the gathered of the fief,All in silence , but for resonation of their grief.
The good King Friday holds and pets his Tuesday child,Nearby a cow and platypus exchanging murmurs mild,Daniel Striped Tiger cries into the Queen's long gown,While in the back, Lady Elaine wears a deeper frown.
How many children of the world were welcomed by a smile,How many lives were met as friend and asked to stay awhile.In quiet strength, and for children, his ceaseless labor,To impart learning, life and love, to embrace as a neighbor.
The trolley idles in its place, its bell in reverence tolls,The gleaming rails will bear it to a new land when it rolls,And Mr. Rogers smiles as the children gather round,He removes his sweater gently, and exchanges for a crown.
Zen Poetry
the wind blows over the hills& i home by the mill
as i try painting the feelof a daffodil
the highlight by the seawhere dance shadows of cranes
my mind is emptybut sane
a blank pagefor me to fill
the ageof will
by Eski Howlett
Zen Poetry
I contemplate my reflectionand the buzzing of the fly nearby.The other me has a fly,but no buzz.
by Bernadette Lamplight
Immobile on a branchthe bird sings.The breeze carries his songto the silent horizon.
by FrederiqueEilish McMillan
Skeltonicby DanteOsaka Deschanel
We the (outside of the city) People
As I was sitting on my pumpkinBeing just a lonely bumpkinConsidering kinFrom the country, oooAny country will doThe heathens run around in the heatherScots and picts, and Celts of a featherThe Irish gave us gaelic and ReaganThe latin paganus becomes a paganNot citified like Carl SaganGerman volks,the masses, the unwashed hulksWe're all known as hicksIf we come from the sticksAll on the outskirts, thrown in the mixSo keep your skyscraper wall street tricksWe're the many, and we know how to get down,So get down with us, and get outta town.
Fractured Nursery Rhymesby DanteOsaka Deschanel
Rub-a-dub-dub
Rub a dub dubThree men in a tub,And what do you think they do there?The butcher, the bakerThe candlestick makerShare wicks and steaks and patty cakes,Its all clean fun, so what do you care?
This Little Piggy
This Little piggy went to marketThis little piggy liked commodities,This little piggy was a day trader,This little piggy bought oddities,This Little piggy cried,Fannie, Freddy, my piggybank is all empties!
Tankaby FrederiqueEilish McMillan
A veil of snowmottled our morning breaths,your feet left imprints. Grains of sugar under my feet,you, grain of salt to my day.
Go Vat - Bernadette
Go Vatby DanteOsaka Deschanel
The People's Choice
The people arrive from village and farmAbuzz with the rumor of present alarm,The process of elimination?
The nation is reeling, in need of a charm,No fire, no feeling to keep it warm,Is this the day of elimination?
No nation can stand free from harmWithout the people, arm in arm,Defiant of elimination.
And only the people, arm in arm,Will stand, and ignorance disarm,With apathy's elimination.
Holiday 09 - Lillian
Pantoum - Fred
Pantoumby Bernadette Lamplight
Stars Like Headlights
Stars shine like a bunch of stupid headlights,Glaring beams blinding dewy eyes--Anticipating many lonely midnights,One last touch of fingers on my thighs.
Glaring beams blinding dewy eyes,Casting light upon our greatest sins,One last touch of fingers on my thighs--This is how my tragedy begins.
Casting light upon our greatest sins,The porch light dimly shines on your suitcases.This is how my tragedy begins,And now we go to find our separate places.
The porch light dimly shines on your suitcases,Anticipating many lonely midnights,And now we go to find our separate places.Stars shine like a bunch of stupid headlights.
Little Willies
Little Willie found the shredderand went to work on Daddy's sweater.In went the sweater, and in went Willie!Later on his mom made chilli.
by Bernadette Lamplight
Little Willie fell into the fire pitRoasted beside a pig on a spitEveryone agreed the hog was divineBut Willie went better with red wine
by Ngagpa Writer
Habbie - Elixia
“Neb Nights”
On special occasions the Short Poetry Workshop is hosted by Nebbisk
Oh who has presented various word games to challenge our minds and
sharpen our literary wits. These evenings are always highly regarded
by the participants, as it gives us all a challenge and a bit of
competition.
Neb’s scripting talents have created various objects that make it easier
to present the word games and track the scores, making it more fun for
the participants to play the word games. Some of the word games we’ve
played are:
Fictionebby - a game where people make up false definitions for a
given word and try to get other participants to vote for their definition.
Roll-a-Poem – a game where by clicking on the “die” object (which is
really a cone-shaped object), each poet receives a number which they
use as the number of words in their line. Numbers are generated
randomly.
Word Equation – a game where the participants are given an
abbreviated equation of a phrase and must determine the actual
meaning.
Neb Words – a game where the participant makes up clever sentences,
phrases or poems around a given word.
Index of PoetsArton Tripsa Quatern
Epitaph2629
Bernadette Lamplight FibarengaZen PoetryZen PoetryGo VatPantoumLittle Willies
374850576264
Calcutta Clarity Acrostic 7
Carrera Jung Fold-It 27
Coke Bernstein Bout-Rime 36
DanteOsaka Deschanel RondoletRubaiyatCentoShadormaOttava RimaFold-ItProse PoetryRonsardian OdeFibarengaFibarengaMinute PoemPleiadesElegySkeltonicFractured Nursery RhymesGo Vat
561720242733353738404346525458
Elixia Writer Habbie 65
Ellen Reardon Minute PoemElegy
3945
Em Larsson Pleiades 41
Eski Howlett Zen Poetry 49
FrederiqueEilish McMillan Zen Poetry 50
Tanka 55
FrederiqueEilish McMillan TankaGhazalPantoum
566061
Hope Merryman Fibonacci 15Hypatia Pickens Tritina
Waltz Wave2123
Lissa Davidov Dodoitsu 30Lillian Morpork Fold-It
Than BaukProse PoetryFractured Nursery RhymesHolidays 09
2728325359
Mettaqfysykyl Republic PleiadesSkeltonic
4251
Nebbisk Oh Blackjack 21Blackjack 21MonotetraRomantic Knot
10112231
Ngagpa Writer FibonacciLittle Willies
1664
Pomona Writer Little Willies 63Sunnie Beaumont SMS
OddquainCentoFold-ItFibarengaTake 5
91318273844
Stosh Quartz TriquainTake 5Grossblank
254466
Thinkerer Melville Ae freslighe 8ToryLynn Writer Rondeau
Take FiveShadormaRonsardian Ode
12141934
Taal Taurog Fold-It 27utterly Wizardly Decastich 47
AcrosticOne example of a Acrostic is the Abecedarius - where the first letter of each
line or stanza so when read down it spells out a name, a phrase or word
Ae fresligheThe Ae freslighe is an Irish poetry form where each stanza is a quatrain of
seven syllables. Lines one and three rhyme with a three-syllable word. Lines
two and four rhyme with a two-syllable word. abab cdcd. Poem should end
with the first syllable word or complete line.
Anniversary WorkshopCelebration of the Short Poetry Workshop’s First Anniversary. Poets created
new styles of poetry.
BlackJack - 21Black Jack or 21 was developed by ToryLynn Writer, on February 2, 2009, the
twenty-one or black jack poem as 3 different formats with each totaling 21.
One form starts with a 6 line stanza and continues with a five lines stanza
decreasing to one final stanza of one line. The second format, the short form
starts with a single line of six syllables (or words) and then moves down to line
one. The third form, the 777 poem, was created by Persephone Phoenix and
has 3 lines of 7 syllables.
Bout RimesBout- Rimes is French for "rhymed ends." Use pre-determined words as line
endings in a rhyme scheme in the same order of the rhyme scheme. Usually
a sonnet (abab; cdcd; efef; gg) but can be any form or rhyme scheme.
Rhymed words used from Tennyson Memoriam, A.H.H: sin, fee, reveal, within,
brain, lies, exercise, pain, o’er, cold, enfold, more.
Glossary of Poetry Forms
Cento A cento is a work wholly composed of verses or passages taken from other
authors; only disposed in a new form or order.
DecastitchA Decastitch is a ten line poem with no rhyme or syllable count and no meter
DodoitsuThe Dodoitsu is a Japanese form often about love or humor. It has 26
syllables - 4 lines of 7,7,7,5 syllables. It is unrhymed and non-metrical and
imitates folk song. It is sometimes called the Japanese limerick.
ElegyThe Elegy is a short poem written on the occasion of someone's death. It is
usually formal or ceremonious in tone. The difference between elegy and
eulogy, ode and epitaph - elegy expresses sorrow and search for consolation;
eulogy most often written in formal prose; the epitaph is very brief; the ode
solely exalts.
EpitaphThe Epitaph is a literary work (poem) suitable for placing on the grave of
someone. Something which indicates the salient facts about or characteristics
of the deceased. Shortened form of the elegy.
May vary in tone from panegyrical (praise)to ribald (vulgar, lewd) Compels the
passerby to stop and read, reflect.
FibarengaThe Fibarenga is a new poetry form by DanteOsaka Deschanel where two
poets compose a single poem in renga fashion using elements of Haiku and
Fibonacci verse. It is 10-lined poem with a special 24 syllable count, following
a mirrored fibonacci pattern and opening and closing haiku lines. The first poet
writes the Lines 1, 6, 7, 8, 9. Second poet writes Lines 2, 3, 4, 5,10. The
opening and closing lines of the fibarenga are more haiku in orientation,
especially the opening line, which includes a seasonal reference.
FibonacciThe Fibonacci Poem is a poem where each line contains the number of
syllables based on the Fibonacci Number Sequence. The Fibonacci
Sequence is a mathematical sequence in which every figure is the sum of the
two preceding it. 0+1=1, 1+1=2; 1+2=3; 2+3=5; 3+5=8, and so on. The Fib
poetry style uses each number of the sequence as a set of syllabic (or word)
counts per line. The sequence is usually 1,1,2,3,5,8 but can have many
variations
Fold-itThe Fold-it is a group form. One person writes a line on a note card and
passes it to the person on their right. The second person writes a line following
the line they were passed. Before they pass the note card to the person on
their right, delete the line that preceded the line they wrote. Only one line
should be passed to the next person. At the end the poem is read in its
entirety.
Fractured Nursery RhymeThe Fractured Nursery Rhyme is where you take a children’s nursery rhyme
and rewrite it. The theme should be similar but outcome not necessarily the
same. It should rhyme but meter doesn’t have to be the same as the original
nursery rhyme.
GhazalThe Ghazal (pronounced “ghuzzle” was developed in Persia in the 10th
century AD. It comprises of 5 or more couplets. Each couplet must be a poem
in itself. Both lines of the couplet should be of the similar syllable length. Both
lines of the first couple must end with the same word or refrain. The second
line of all subsequent couplets must end with the same word ending the first
couplet. The last couplet could contain an alias or signature of the poet. There
can also be a rhyming pattern with the word that precedes the repeated word
in the second line of each couplet.
Go VatA Cambodian poetry form of three line stanzas with an eight syllable couplet.
Rhyme for the couplet is the same rhyme for subsequent stanzas. Third line is
a refrain that can be repeated in whole, partial or just the last word.
Habbie/Burns StanzaThe standard Habbie is written in any number of six-line stanzas. In each
stanza, lines 1,2,3 and 5 use four metrical feet and rhyme with each other,
while lines 4 and 6 use two feet and rhyme with each other. Initially strictly
lyrical, often the standard Habbie is comical or satirical. It can also be used to
describe an interesting aspect of life or to give a picture of the times.
Holiday Poems 2009These are poems written in free form for the winter holiday.
Little WilliesA Little Willie is a quatrain with rhyme scheme either AABB or ABAB, The
poem is more content than form. Each poem is about a horrible child (Little
Willie) doing something terrible or meeting with a terrible demise. However, the
poem is done in a light hearted way.
Minute PoemA Minute Poem has a rhyming verse of 12 lines - 3 stanzas. There are 60
syllables - 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables in iambic meter. The rhyme
occurs in couplets - aabb, ccdd, eeff. They are punctuated as prose (i.e. have
capital letters at the beginning of a sentence and NOT at the beginning of a
new line). and
should represent a momentary mood or a minute in time.
MonotetraMonotetra has four lines per stanza with a mono rhyme scheme in each
stanza. In the last line four syllables are repeated
OddquainThe Oddquain is a short poetry style very similar to the Cinquain. The name
comes from the odd syllable count per line. Five lines consisting of 17
syllables (1,3,5,7,1) usually unrhymed
Ottava RimaThe Ottava Rima is an Italian poem of 8 lines (an octave) written in iambic
lines, usually pentameter, with rhyming abababcc. Alternating rhymes and a
double rhyme.
PantoumThe Pantoum is a type of formal verse that is distinguished by cycling refrains.
They are written in quatrains, that may be rhymed or unrhymed. The first
quatrain uses four lines that sets up the pattern of the Pantoum. The second
quatrain uses the second and fourth lines from the first quatrain as its first and
third lines; these are the refrains. The second and fourth lines of the second
quatrain are new to the poem. The third quatrain uses the second and fourth
lines of the second quatrain as its refrains in the first and third line positions.
The third quatrain's second and fourth lines are new to the poem.
Pathya VatThe Pathya Vat poetry form originated in Cambodia. It belongs to the Than
Bauk family. It contains four lines of four syllables with both middle lines, lines
two and three, rhyming. The Pathya Vat can continue into multiple stanzas.
When a poem consists more than one stanza, the last line of the previous
stanza rhymes with the second and third lines of the following one.
PleiadesThe Pleiades is single seven-line stanza. Only one word is allowed in the title.
The first word in each line begins with the same letter as the title.
Prose PoetryProse poetry is a poem written in prose rather than verse. It can look like a
paragraph or fragmented short story but acts like a poem. It works in
sentences rather than lines. It can be surrealistic, even grotesque. Like free
verse did away with meter and rhyme, prose poem does away with the line as
the unit of composition.
QuaternThe Quatern is a French 16-line form composed of four quatrains. Similar to
the Kyrielle and the Retourne. A quatern has eight syllables per line.
It does not have to be iambic Doesn’t have to follow a set rhyme scheme. The
refrain is in a different place in each quatrain. The first line of stanza one is the
second line of stanza two, third line of stanza three fourth line of stanza four.
Roll a PoemA round robin poetry exercise where each poet rolls the number of words they
must use to write a line in a poem. The poem continues until someone rolls a
6. They then can end the poem with as many words as they like.
.
Romantic KnotThe Romantic Knot is a poem with the most romantic first line, but the least
romantic second line.
RondeauA traditional literary Rondeau is written in three stanzas -- a quintet, quatrain,
and sestet -- with each of the 15 lines containing eight syllables. The refrain
consists of the first four syllables (sometimes the first word) of the first stanza;
and ends the second and third stanzas. The rhyming pattern is a, a, b, b, a,
....a, a, b, R, ......a, a, b, b, a, R
RondoletThe Rondolet is a French form consisting of a single septet with two rhymes
and one refrain AbAabbA. The capital letters are the refrains, or repeats. The
refrain is written in tetra-syllabic or dimeter and the other lines are twice as
long - octasyllabic or tetrameter.
Ronsardian OdeThe Ronsardian Ode is a poem of 10, 4, 10, 4, 10, 10, 4, 4, and 8 Syllable
count, and ABABCCDDC Rhyme scheme.
RubaiyatRubai is a lyric poetry style from Persia Rubaiyat is a collection of Rubia
(Arabic root name for 4). It consists of 4 lines or quatrains which can be
tetrameter (four metrical feet) or pentameter (5 metrical feet). The Rhyme
Scheme for lines 1,2,and 4 rhyme is a,a,b,a. Third line can be used to
interlock the next stanza. by using the third unrhymed line from the verse as
the rhyme scheme of the next verse.
.
ShadormaThe Shadorma is a single stanza sestet - six lines Each stanza has a syllable
count of 3-5-3-3-7-5 Unrhymed. It can also be multiple stanzas.
Skeltonic VerseThe Skeltonic Verse has short, irregular lines with multiple end rhymes. Each
end rhyme goes on until poet creates another. It can also be mono-rhyme
written in a tumbling helter-skelter fashion. The length of poem is up to poet.
SMSThe SMS is based on SMS messages(texting). Every poem consists of no
more than 160 characters - including spaces.
Take FiveTake Five is a short poetry style of your choice including free verse, taking 5
given words to include in the poem. Line limit should be under 20 lines, so
anything from 1 to 20 lines is perfectly acceptable. It can be rhymed or not,
and has no syllable count or meter..
TankaTanka consists of 31 onji sounds (or under). It is limited to 5 lines, with the
traditional syllabic count usually being 5-7-5-7-7 onji. It is sometimes written in
one line, but the more contemporary way of displaying Tanka is in 5 lines.
Than BaukThe Than Bauk is a three-line poem of Burmese origin, that should be a witty
saying or epigram. Each line has 4 syllables - total 12 syllables and has
“climbing rhyme”, also called “stairway”, It has a 4-3-2 pattern with the first
line, fourth syllable, second line, third syllable, third line, second syllable
rhyming.
.
TrioletThe Triolet has two rhymes and two repeated or refrain lines. The first line is
repeated as the fourth, and seventh lines, the second and eighth lines are the
same line. Repeated lines 1,4, and 7 rhyme with lines 3 and 5. Repeated lines
2 and 8 rhyme with line 6.
TriquainThe Triquain is a seven line poem with syllables in multiples of 3 as follows: 3,
6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3. The Triquain can either rhyme, or not rhyme and it has no
other poetic conditions to meet. It is a relative of the Cinquain and the
Rictameter.
TritinaThe Tritina is a repetitive poetry form consisting of three stanzas plus an
envoy. Each of the first nine lines of the poem ends with one of three chosen
theme words that appear in a rotating order through the three stanzas in an
ABC/CAB/BCA pattern. The final line includes all three words in the order of
the first stanza
Waltz WaveThe Waltz Wave is a poetry form created by Margaret Carlisle, the managing
editor of Sol Magazine, for Leo Waltz, the Web Manager of Sol. The Waltz
Wave consists of one 19-line stanza, divided into 38 syllables. Each line has a
specific number of syllables as follows: 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3,
2, 1, 2, 1.
Zen Poetry The traditional format was in four lines of Chinese characters (early Japanese
poets also wrote in Chinese) but poetry changed over time to include Tanka,
Haiku, and even much longer pieces. Many of most memorable were written in
8 lines such as the Hanshan (Cold Mountain) collection.