Memento Poetry Form

The Meeting the Bar prompt at dVerse Poets Pub is a new to me poetry form called “Memento.” The Memento form “created by Emily Romano is a poem about a holiday or an anniversary, consisting of two stanzas as follows: the syllable count should be 8 beats for line one; 6 beats for line two;Continue reading “Memento Poetry Form”

Multiplicity: the dot that becomes a universe

Let’s continue to explore that smallest thing–the dot, the pixel, the eye mote, the speck of dust, the atom, the cell–that when multiplied “spreads out, encompassing ever vaster horizons, and would end by embracing the entire universe. (Calvino)” In an old set of geometry tools, I found two compasses: one regular with a point onContinue reading “Multiplicity: the dot that becomes a universe”

Fun With Mirrors

The Dverse Poets Pub’s challenge today is to try the Mirrored Refrain form created by Stephanie Repnyek. It looks like a fun challenge of rhyme and repetition. Here goes: A Needed Rest Fireflies’ sparks among the murmur,relief within the monotonous slop,illuminate the eighth-note rest,thrust of syncopation, surprise stop. A small puncture to the drone,the pointContinue reading “Fun With Mirrors”

October 26: Tappswave Poetry Form #OctPoWriMo #Writober

OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Recommended poem: Five Poems by Carolyn Forché Online journal: World Literature Today Poetry prompt Today’s OctPoWriMo prompt is What makes me different? Forms Yesterday, we were challenged to create our own form. I got a start on it, but needed more time to play around with my ideas. IContinue reading “October 26: Tappswave Poetry Form #OctPoWriMo #Writober”