Greetings! The Poetic Form of the Week is Joseph’s Star. The Joseph’s Star, a poetry form created by Christina R Jussaume on 08/06/07 in memory of her Dad. This poem has no rhyme, and is written according to syllable counts. Syllables are 1, 3, 5, 7, 7, 5, 3, and 1. The poem may be written on any subject, be center aligned, has no stanza limit, and should have complete … Continue reading Poetic Form of the Week – Joseph’s Star
Greetings! This week’s Poetry form is Triquain. The Triquain, created by Shelley A. Cephas, is a poem with several creative variences and can be a rhyming or non-rhyming verse. The simpliest form is a poem made up of 7 lines with 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, and 3 syllables in this order. Triquain Chain: a string of 2 to 4 Triquains, a space between each … Continue reading Poetic Form of the Week – Triquain
Greetings! It is April and the month of Poetry. April is observed as the National Month of Poetry, also called as NaPoMo. I was keen on dedicating this month to Poetry and write a Poem every day, to celebrate the richness of this art form. I’ve always loved to express myself and Poetry was the best medium for me. I have known that DP(Daily Post) conducts … Continue reading The Purple Sponge
Greetings! The Revolutionary Poet of the Week is William Carlos Williams. In 1883, William Carlos Williams was born in Rutherford, New Jersey. He began writing poetry while a student at Horace Mann High School, at which time he made the decision to become both a writer and a doctor. He received his MD from the University of Pennsylvania, where he met and befriended Ezra Pound. Pound … Continue reading Revolutionary Poet of the Week – William Carlos Williams
Greetings! The Be Inspired Weekly is back again! I would like to apologize to all the participants for my late reply as I am too down with work, but don’t worry guys, I have already read your poems and feel so nice after reading each of those, as each gave so much of imagery and were really enjoyable to read. Also, I may be late … Continue reading The “Be Inspired Weekly” Writing Challenge #24
Greetings! The Poetic Form of the Week is “Quinzaine”. The English word quinzaine come from the French word qunize, meaning fifteen. A quinzaine is an unrhymed verse of fifteen syllables. These syllables are distributed among three lines so that there are seven syllables in the first line, five in the second line and three in the third line (7/5/3). The first line makes a statement. The next two … Continue reading Poetic Form of the Week – Quinzaine
Greetings! This week’s revolutionary poet is Nikki Giovanni. On June 7, 1943, Yolanda Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1960, she entered Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she worked with the school’s Writer’s Workshop and edited the literary magazine. After receiving her bachelor of arts degree in 1967, she organized the Black Arts Festival in Cincinnati … Continue reading Revolutionary Poet of the Week – Nikki Giovanni
Greetings! The Be Inspired Weekly is in its 23rd Week! I would like to thank all the participants from the previous challenge, where it was to write a Clerihew. “A Clerihew dedicated to Batch” by Tinfinity “The Mighty Avenger” by Mel “FairyTale” by Brenda Thanks for writing such amazing Clerihews 🙂 This week’s challenge is to write a Monoku. Write a Monoku poetry on any … Continue reading “The Be Inspired Weekly” writing challenge #23
Greetings! The Poetic form of the Week is Monoku. Monoku is a senryu/haiku with a slight enigmatic/ambiguous flavour, written in its earlier Japanese form as a one liner. A ceaesura (pause) may be appropriate, dictated by sense or speech rhythm,and usually very little punctuation. Seveteen syllables or less. They may also be in a sequence form. Few Examples of Monoku: #1 listen to the pause – silence is … Continue reading Poetic Form of the Week – Monoku
Greetings! The Revolutionary Poet of the Week is Kay Ryan. Born in California in 1945, Kay Ryan grew up in the small towns of the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert. She received both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from UCLA. Ryan has published several collections of poetry, including The Best of It: New and Selected Poems (Grove Press, 2010), for which she won the Pulitzer … Continue reading Revolutionary Poet of the Week – Kay Ryan
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