 Poetry: January 01, 2013 Issue [#5441] |
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"Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason."
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One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
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2013: What will it bring?
We survived Mayan doomsday and are marching into 2013. For some, 13 is unlucky and for others it's lucky. What's a poet to do? We could look at that as jumping from the frying pan into the fire, but instead let's explore, create, and have fun--because that's how I roll. :D
I'm not about to debate either side of the thirteen thing. What I will share with you today are some poetic ways to play with the number thirteen.
According to Turco's Book of Forms there are two thirteen line poetry forms we can play with in celebration of 2013. They are the madrigal and the rondel. I have also created a poetry form for the occasion called the Triskaideka.
Madrigal
This is one of the lyrical poetry forms. "Madrigals are poems written to be set to music" (Padgett 110).
BRIEF HISTORY
This form is around seven centuries old. While it has several different possible variations I will talk about the thirteen line version here today in order to stay with our theme. According to Turco's Book of Forms, this version was invented by Chaucer.
MUST HAVES
--The thirteen line version must be thirteen lines.
--Iambic pentameter.
--Three stanzas: a triplet, a quatrain, and a sestet. Several of the lines in the triplet are repeated in the other stanzas.
--Rhyme scheme and line repetition is as follows:
ABB ABAB ABBABB
Line 1 is repeated as line 6 and line 11.
Line 2 is repeated as line 7 and line 12.
Line 3 is repeated as line 13.
(Turco 207-208)
COULD HAVES or What's The Poet's Choice In All This?
--Traditionally the theme is love. Feel free to choose your own theme.
Rondel
This is another poetry form that repeats lines. There are other variations of rondel, but I will only talk about the thirteen line version.
BRIEF HISTORY
This French form is about eight hundred years old.
MUST HAVES
--The form also has three stanzas: 2 quatrains followed by a quintet.
--Rhyme scheme and line duplication are below:
ABBA ABAB ABBAA
The repeated lines drip down the poem like a waterfall.
Line 1 is duplicated in line 7 and line 13.
Line 2 is duplicated in line 8.
COULD HAVES or What's The Poet's Choice In All This?
--Any meter although it is traditionally iambic in English, and each line is the same length. So if you choose to make line 1 five syllables, then all lines should be five syllables.
--Any theme.
(Williams 79)
Triskaideka
This poetry form is my own invention. The name is Greek for thirteen.
BRIEF HISTORY
I created it during the last weekend of 2012 as a fun way to explore poetic elements in 2013.
MUST HAVES
--Must be thirteen syllables in each line.
--Must be thirteen lines long.
COULD HAVES or What's The Poet's Choice In All This?
--My thoughts are that the theme for the poem be that of a specific fear-either shown in a serious or comedic manner. However, I'm all about poetic play. Start with fear and go wherever it may lead you. I love using metaphor, so my triskaidekas will mostly have metaphoric threads in them. Choose this or another poetic element to explore with this form.
--Any rhyme scheme including the option of no rhyme scheme.
Source Notes:
Padgett, Ron. The Teachers & Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms. 2nd. NY: T & W Books, 2000.
Turco, Lewis. The Book of Forms. 3rd. Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England, 2000.
Williams, Miller (1986). Patterns of Poetry: An Encyclopedia of Forms. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1986.
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Comments on last month's newsletter:
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Comment: What can I do to get money, fame and renown, which is my need.
There is no set formula for this. I say work hard perfecting your craft and hope that luck and timing hit when you are ready.
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Comment: I always enjoy your newsletter. :) I have a question. While reading reviews, I've noticed that some mention the 'class' of the poem. Is there an article or resource I might read about the class of a poem? Thanks.
I don't use that term, but I looked at some of the reviews to see what I could determine for you. One thing I noticed is that not many reviewers use the term either. It looks to me that it is being used to refer to the type of poem. The two instances I saw talked about a "reverie" and a "monologue to you." None of my online or hardcover poetry reference materials has the term listed, which is probably why I don't use the term class.
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