Poetry Wednesdays
Your topic is: her lips
Your form is: Villanelle
Your topic is: her lips
Your form is: Villanelle
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: finding out that you have been cheated. Your form is: write two stanzas using the rhyming form of ottavia rima. If the momentum suits go longer. If you want to try and further your challenge keep each line to eleven syllables. a b a b a b c…
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: thin crust pizza. Your form is: three stanzas. The first line of each stanza must start with a topping.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: reunited lost loves. Your form is: three stanzas of five lines each with the following: * last word of third stanza starts here. * * * A * B * last word of…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: a poem you wrote yesterday. Your form is: Oulipo.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: taxes. Your form is: one stanza of ten lines with no cliches.
Your topic is: simplicity Your form is: Tanka — five lines with or without syllable counting 1. short line / 5 syllables 2. long line / 7 syllables 3. short line / 5 syllables 4. long line / 7 syllables 5. long line / 7 syllables Example: Is the inlaid box With a gilt hasp…