Poetry Forms - the Letter A, part 1
Dec. 23rd, 2009 12:30 pmPoetic forms are rather like little word puzzles to me, and Lewis Turco's Book of Forms is the ultimate handbook for anyone who likes to play with them. I've taken to working my way through all the forms alphabetically (well, skipping the really looong ones like "comic opera" that is), and will share a few of them here. I chose the themes of cats and gardens when I set out, and for the most part I've continued on those lines.
Acrostic: Green Tiger
( Green eyes, green leaves )
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Adonic line:
Curvature query
Whiskery weary.
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Ae Freislighe: Catspaw
( In velvet )
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Alba (a song for dawn)
( makes all nightsongs dim )
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Alcaic: Tuna
( O feline huntress )
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Acrostic: Green Tiger
( Green eyes, green leaves )
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Adonic line:
Curvature query
Whiskery weary.
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Ae Freislighe: Catspaw
( In velvet )
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Alba (a song for dawn)
( makes all nightsongs dim )
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Alcaic: Tuna
( O feline huntress )
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