Today's poem, Certainly, is a Tautogram poem and is #23 of a collection called 100+ Poetic Forms.
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Soon Comes Christmas, By Donna Matthews
Today's poem, Soon Comes Christmas, is a Palindrome poem and is #21 of a collection called 100+ Poetic Forms.
Masquerade, By Donna Matthews
Masquerade is #18 in this collection I'm calling, very simply, 100+ Poetic Forms.
The Same Hopes, By Donna Matthews
The Same Hopes is #16 in this collection I'm calling, very simply, 100+ Poetic Forms.
Summer’s Grip Releasing, By Donna Matthews
Summer's Grip Releasing is #15 in this collection I'm calling, very simply, 100+ Poetic Forms.
The Symbiotic Life, By Donna Matthews
The Symbiotic Life is #14 in this collection I'm calling, very simply, 100+ Poetic Forms.
Our Hearts, By Donna Matthews
Writing a Golden Shovel Poetry Form from Henry David Thoreau's Journal, Dec 20, 1851 - The trees indeed have hearts.
I Am on Fire, By Donna Matthews
Today's poetry form is called Diminishing Verse Poetry. From Brewer, "The main rule of diminishing verse poetry is to remove the first letter of end word in the previous line." For example: Line one ends with grad, line two rad, and line three ad. Read here for some examples. I Am on Fire for 50 … Continue reading I Am on Fire, By Donna Matthews
Warrior, By Donna Matthews
Today's poetry form is called Concrete Poetry. Huh?? From Brewer, "Concrete poetry is one of the more experimental forms available...they use space and sound to communicate. Concrete poetry is more visual than other poetic forms." Honestly, I found this one quite difficult. But I also found in it an opportunity to combine this entry with … Continue reading Warrior, By Donna Matthews
Alive, By Donna Matthews
Today's poetry form is called Cinquain. From Brewer, "A nifty five-line poetic form from Adelaide Crapsey. Inspired by tanka, the cinquain is comprised of two syllables in the first line, four in the second line, six in the third, eight in the fourth, and two in the fifth." Other considerations include the freedom of adding … Continue reading Alive, By Donna Matthews