Poetry Wednesday
Your topic: candles.
Your form: carmen figuratum (shape poetry).
Your topic: candles.
Your form: carmen figuratum (shape poetry).
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: being wound too tight Your form is: three stanzas of three lines each. Each a-line must start with a five letter word. Each b-line must start with an “s” word. Each c-line must use the last word of a-line within it. a b c a b c a…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: men in white. Your form is: seven to nine stanzas with alternating 3 and 5 lines. * * * * * * * * * * * etc. Or vice versa 5, 3,…
Your topic: it does not have to be the main topic but you must mention the word “unicorn”. Your form is: Write a three stanza poem with a spoonerism in the first one and its alternative in the third. Example of spoonerism: a shoving leopard / a loving shepherd (W.A. Spooner)
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: a hypochondriac. Your form is: three stanzas — 3 lines, 5 lines, 3 lines.
Your topic is: caught in the rain. Your form is: Waltz Wave.
Compose a poem using these five words: down, equal, refine, ideas, query