 Poetry: June 01, 2022 Issue [#11386] |
This week: Memorial Poetry and Poetry Forms Edited by: Red Writing Hood <3  
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"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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Theme: Poetry written to honor someone
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Comments on last month's newsletter:
From: {suser:oldmonty)
Comment: Have done this. Makes a fun write to rhyme.
From: {suser:jcosmos}
Comment: Early Spring Whitney Poem "Early Spring Whitney Poem" [E]
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