 Poetry: July 05, 2017 Issue [#8373] |
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This week: Star Spangled Poetry Edited by: Red Writing Hood <3  
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"There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it."
Gustave Flaubert
"What makes a good poem? Brevity, terseness, spareness, viewing something new for the very first time, creating an image like no one has ever been blown away by before in their entire life."
Lee Bennett Hopkins
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Star Spangled Poetry
Since this month has an Independence Day for both the USA and Canada, I thought I’d share some poetry forms that reminded me of fighting for independence.
The Blitz
The Blitz reminded me of war, not the revolutionary war, but war nonetheless. This poem has short lines that are to be read quickly—kind of like bursts of artillery fire. You are allowed to pause, but only to take a breath.
Robert Keim, a high school English teacher, created this form--most likely within the last thirty or so years.
MUST HAVES
--Amount of lines: 50.
--Amount of stanzas: 1.
--No punctuation.
--A series of short phrases of at least two words or more—until the last two lines—in the following repeating pattern (which extends to the title—see below): Line one and two begin with the same word. Line three and four begin with the last word of line two. Line five and six begin with the last word from line four. Line seven and eight begin with the last word from line six. Repeat this pattern until you create lines 47 and 48, which will begin with the last word in line 46. The last two lines are one word lines. Line 49 is the last word in line 48 and line 50 is the last word in line 47.
--Title is 3 words only, created from the first word from line 3 and then the first word of line 47 with either a preposition or conjunction between them.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Topic: Any
--Meter: Any, including no particular meter.
--Rhyme: Any, including no rhyme.
--Your choice of using either a preposition or a conjunction in the title (see above for more information on creating the title).
Beacon of Hope
I selected this poetry form because I feel that in war there is always hope. Hope for an end of bloodshed. Hope for a better life, if not for oneself, then at least for future generations.
This poetry form is another brain child of Christina R. Jussaume, and it has been around for just under ten years.
MUST HAVES
--Amount of lines: 21.
--Amount of stanzas: Three. First one is six lines, second is three lines and the last one is 12 lines.
--Meter: Syllabic. The first six lines have six syllables. Lines seven through nine each have 12 syllables. Lines ten through 21 have eight syllables each.
--Topic: Spiritual/uplifting.
--Alignment: Center. This will create an appearance of a lighthouse—the beacon of hope.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Any rhyme scheme, including no rhyme scheme.
SOURCE NOTES:
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/blitzpoem.html
http://www2.rccsd.org/RKeim/KEIM_my_education_and_background.htm
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2740826.Christina_R_Jussaume
http://the.a.b.c.of.poetry.styles.patthepoet.com/index.html
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Theme: The Blitz and a Beacon of Hope poetry form.
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A Blitz poem about the most important organ of them all.
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Comments on last month's newsletter:
No comments on last month's newsletter. So here's a question for you:
One poetry form featured today uses formatting to create a rhythm (The Blitz) and the other uses it to create a visual (The Beacon of Hope). What are some other things formatting can create in poetry?
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