How to Write a Sestina (with Examples and Diagrams)
by Dusty Grein The sestina originated among the troubadours of medieval France's Provence region, and the modern thirty-nine line form...
Poetry Forms
How to Write a Triolet (with Examples)
By Carol Smallwood The triolet is a medieval French poetry form that has eight lines and was introduced to the...
How to Write a Haiku
A Quick Haiku Guide A traditional haiku should... 1. Be three lines. The first line should have five syllables, the...
How to Write a Rubaiyat (with Examples)
By Sathya Narayana The rubaiyat (pronounced “roo-bái-yát”) is a Persian form of several quatrains. Its name is derived from the...
How to Write a Villanelle (with Examples)
by Dusty Grein Hailing from 15th and 16th century French and Italian roots, the villanelle is arguably one of the...
How to Write a Rondeau (with “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae)
Related How to Write a Sonnet How to Write a Haiku How to Write a Limerick How to Write a...
How to Write a Pantoum (With Example)
By Carol Smallwood The pantoum is a poetry form that originated in 15th century Malaysia and drifted West in the...
How to Write a Poem Like Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’
By Dusty Grein and Evan Mantyk “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe remains one of the English language’s most popular...
How to Write Poetry with Meter
By Dusty Grein Most of us enjoy poetry in one form or another. I am going to attempt to lay...
How to Write a Sonnet
Updated January 9, 2020 A Quick Sonnet Guide. A traditional sonnet should have... 14 lines. X Rhyming. The most common...
‘Haiku of Righteous Thought’ and Other Poetry by Jason William Larsen
Haiku of Righteous Thought Inspired by Dafa Karma turned virtue Evil eliminated Virtue travels home Foe falls defeated Demon laughter...
Fall Haiku and Other Poetry by Reid McGrath
Fall Haiku New England college towns: Pumpkins, apples, breakfast in a warm café. Swamp-maples afire! Rusty colored barns, silos draped...
‘Spring Haiku’ and Other Poetry by Reid McGrath
Spring Haiku I’m optimistic; like a brand new tennis ball, everything’s chartreuse. The brook trout’s belly is like a...
Haiku by Evan Mantyk
The Persecution of Falun Gong I. Meditating group One clear crisp day at Shanghai In earth’s sunny loop II....
Haiku by Ibe Ware Desu, LC
Nearby a wasp lights, twitching its pointed stinger in the summer heat. As I drive my car, an eagle flies...
Why Poetry Should be Metered
Poetry should be metered, because metered poetry is, quite simply, better than free verse. This is for the same reason...
Writing Poetry with Meter—Beginners’ Level and Beyond
. Writing Poetry with Meter---Beginners' Level and Beyond by Evan Mantyk There is very little difficulty behind writing classical poetry...
These are both excellent — wise and well done. Thanks for sharing them.
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I suppose you're alluding to Talarico. He's a perfect example of how the left uses Christian rhetoric to function as…
We have at least one of those in Texas running for the Senate. Your election advice is spot on!
Jeffrey, thank you for this contemplative work in Rhyme royal. The speaker's plea could leave the reader sad, but instead…
