Category: poem

Power of me

Thailand: Raay or Rai – A stanzic poem written in couplets of 5 syllables. The couplet is chain rhymed where the last syllable of the 1st line of the couplet is rhymed with the first syllable of the 2nd line of the couplet. There is no limit to the number of couplets. 

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Oneness

Poetry Form :- Bangladesh: Tripadi – A form from the Bengali region written in tercets (3 line stanzas). There is no stated limit to the number of stanzas. Each tercet has a strict syllable count of 8/8/10 and a rhyme scheme of a/a/x where x is an unrhymed line. 

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Control

Bop Poetry created by Aafa Michael Weaver. Poetry Style: a 23 line poem which has 3 stanzas ordered thus, with a same one line refrain after each:- a six-line stanza – that poses a problem an eight-line stanza – that expands upon that problem a six-line stanza – that solves, or fails to solve, the problem

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My first Renga

Poetry form :- Renga Renga or Renku features alternating stanzas, usually of 5-7-5 and 7-7 syllables. The first part of the renga is a (5-7-5) haiku (hokku) written by your guest. The second part of the renga is the host’s response (wakiku): (7-7). A cooperative poem, written by 2 or more poets. For this challenge, the poet can write both parts of the renku or work with another poet. This form is spontaneous. It does not tell a sequential story. However, it is structured with a beginning, middle and end. Hokku (starting verse), followed by linked verses, and ends with a tanka (small poem). Connected to the seasons. The hokku shows the season in which the gathering occurs. Somewhere within the renga, there should be verses referring to each of the seasons to create a complete circle. No title and no rhyming.

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