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Poetry: June 01, 2022 Issue [#11386]




 This week: Memorial Poetry and Poetry Forms
  Edited by: Red Writing Hood <3 Author IconMail Icon
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About This Newsletter

"I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean."

Socrates


"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words."

Robert Frost



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Memorial Poetry – Poetry and Poetry Form Dedications



Flags flap in the wind, each one paired with a tombstone companion. The dates listed on each remind us of which war that was fought by the lost soldier.
This week Americans celebrated Memorial Day—a day to remember the fallen heroes.

It made me think about the types of poetry and poetry forms that fall into that category: from poetry forms created in honor of someone to a singular poem written to honor someone. I've created a poetry form for someone, and I've created poetry for specific people (specifically to both of my grandmothers in remembrance of them, but also for a friend's wedding and more).

This month I challenge you to either create a poetry form in honor of someone or a poem to honor someone and to help you with this, I’m sharing the following two poetry forms. Use them to inspire you or use them as a form to practice. If you write something, please share it with me!



Brady’s Touch


This form is about fifteen years old and was invented by poetess Maryann Merryweather-Travis. She created and named the form as a dedication to poet Allen Brady.



MUST HAVES


--Line count: 10

--Number of stanzas: 2 (5 lines per stanza)

--Meter: Syllabic in the following format: 9, 9, 8, 8, 2 - 9, 9, 8, 8, 2

--Rhyme in the following format: ABCDE - ABFDE



COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?


--Alignment

--Word count, as long as the stanza count, line count, and syllabic format are followed

--Topic/theme



Dr. Stella


This form was created recently (within the last 20 or so years) by poet James Gray. He created it for a former president of the American Poetry League, Dr. Stella Woodall.



MUST HAVES


--Line count: 8

--Number of stanzas: 2 (4 lines per stanza)

--Meter: Iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter (alternate from one to the other for each line).

--Rhyme in the following format: ABCD ABCD (the B rhymed lines should have feminine end words).



COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?


--Alignment

--Word count, as long as the stanza count, line count, and syllabic format are followed

--Topic/theme




SOURCE NOTES:


https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/2192-forms-unique-to-poetry-styles/

https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/1199-metric-forms-from-pathways-for-the-p...



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Editor's Picks

Theme: Poetry written to honor someone


 Forever Benjamin Open in new Window. [ASR]
A poem in honor of someone very special to me who passed away.
by Luminosa Author Icon

One Hundred Open in new Window. [E]
A war poem honoring the one hundred fallen British soldiers of 2009
by Sebastian Alexander Author Icon

 In Memory of Seven Soldiers Open in new Window. [E]
A tribute to soldiers who died for their country in a '69 MACVSOG, CCS helicopter crash.
by Dennis Lid Author Icon

 The Garden Open in new Window. [E]
This is a memorial poem written in honor of my grandmother..
by Charlisa Author Icon

 Life is not a no wake zone Open in new Window. [E]
In honor of one of the best mariners, coastgard's men, teachers, i have ever known.
by zixxfire Author Icon

 Goodbye to a Friend Open in new Window. [E]
I was inspired to write this in honor of a friend who passed away.
by Bailey Author Icon

 
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Comments on last month's newsletter:


From: {suser:oldmonty)
Comment: Have done this. Makes a fun write to rhyme.


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Comment: Early Spring Whitney Poem "Early Spring Whitney Poem" Open in new Window. [E]


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