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My poems are hymns of praise to the glory of life.
Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964)
"Poetry is a dignified way of screaming."
Vivian Shipley
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Writing Women: Newer Poetry Forms Created by Women
I recently acquired the book “The Study and Writing of Poetry,” which is a book that features poetry and poetry forms created and written by women. Today I will feature poetry forms created by Virginia Noble and Alice Maud Spokes.
Orvillette
This one of two poetry forms I will cover created by Virginia Noble. She named the form after her son. “It is a tribute to her son, Orville, who is a disabled veteran. He was a paratrooper in World War II” (Study and Writing of Poetry, 58).
MUST HAVES
--Four stanzas, four lines each stanza for a total of 16 lines.
--Meter: iambic tetrameter.
--Rhyme: AbCb AdCd AeCe Afgf A = The exact same line. The third line in each stanza except the final stanza, represented by “C” above, is the same word. She doesn’t state that the final third line should rhyme with the third lines that are repeated, but her example poem utilizes a visual rhyme, so this seems either a coincidence or a poet’s choice.
--The beginning of each last line in each stanza is the same, specifically “the first three beats in the final line of each stanza must be identical”(Study and Writing of Poetry, 58). I’ll include an excerpt of each of the final lines of her poem Philip Menard for an example of this:
“A thousand poems in his voice.”
“A thousand poems in his hands.”
“A thousand poems in his eyes.”
“A thousand poems in his art” (Study and Writing of Poetry, 58).
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Topic.
--Theme.
--Tone.
Sevenelle
The sevenelle is the second poetry form I will cover that was created by Virginia Noble about 40 years ago. “The sevenelle was born the summer of 1970” (Study and Writing of Poetry, 80).
MUST HAVES
--At least two stanzas, seven lines each stanza.
--Meter: iambic tetrameter or iambic pentameter.
--Rhyme: aa bbb CC, dd eee CC. CC = a repeating couplet at the end of each stanza.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Can be more than two stanzas, and the choice of having two, three or more is up to the poet.
--Topic.
--Theme.
--Tone.
Cameo
The cameo is one of two poetry forms I will cover that was created by Alice Maud Spokes.
MUST HAVES
--Using one sentence over seven lines (using only 35 syllables) to create a picture in the reader’s head.
--Meter: Syllable count of 2, 5, 8, 3, 8, 7, 2.
--Rhyme: no rhyme, but “each line should end with a strong word” (Study and Writing of Poetry, 118). So, no line should end with a, an, the, of, my, etc. The list is endless. Focus on vivid word choices for the whole poem, especially the end of each line.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Topic.
--Theme.
--Tone.
Pensee
This is the second poetry form I will cover created by the Arkansas author Alice Maud Spokes.
MUST HAVES
--Meter: Syllable count of 2, 4, 7, 8, 8.
--Five lines. A similarity and difference between the cameo and the pensee on line formation, is that the cameo relies on unrestricted enjambment lines and the pensee uses a form of enjambment, which requires lines with complete phrasing. An example from “Hidden Wisdom” that was written by Wauneta Hackleman follows:
“to be inscribed by writer’s pen,
To live beyond my mortal ken”
(Study and Writing of Poetry, 137).
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Rhyme: Your choice. Use rhyme or not. However, just like the cameo, each line should “use strong end words” (Study and Writing of Poetry, 137). So, again, focus on vivid word choices for the whole poem, especially the end of each line.
--Topic.
--Theme.
--Tone.
SOURCE NOTES:
The Study and Writing of Poetry. Edited by Wauneta Hackleman. Revised by Amy Jo Zook. Whitston Publishing Company. 1996.
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Theme: A couple Cameos, and a few Pensees poems.
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By: monty31802
Comment: I won my first contest and was published in the New England Homestead, A long forgotten Publication but one all our neighbors read when I was in the 2nd grade. Now at 73 I have written for my children and grandchildren. I could not agree with you more. A great News Letter is not enough praise.
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Comment: This was quite helpful info and enlightening. Good detail about what to keep in mind --I will definitely keep this one handy. I loved the quote about dropping crayons. Wow! wouldn't that be something? I love crayons but now a lot of kids prefer markers! LOL Thanks for sharing this.
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Comment: I particularly love your work on children's poetry. It is a good take. But I don't really agree that children's poems should have a story line. Some poems are just funny, or comical and are sort of just getting the child in a lighter mood.
st.ifa , you are correct. Some children's poetry have a story line and some don't. I split the information into those categories because the majority of children's poetry falls into at least one of those. Some into only one, some into two or even all three. :)
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