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"There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it."
Gustave Flaubert
"With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion."
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
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Potpourri Poetry AKA Poetry Forms Found While Sitting On My Sofa Fighting a Cold
I woke up this morning with a scratchy throat and stuffy nose. The long grocery list demanded my attention, so rest wasn’t in my immediate future. Sometimes being a responsible adult isn’t easy, but I did have ice cream for lunch for my throat, so there is that, lol.
Finally, I was able to put my feet up. Ahhhhh. It was nice but my brain wanted more, so I researched some poetry. Mind you, my cold-addled brain couldn’t focus on anything for any length of time, but I found a couple poetry forms that held my interest long enough—mostly because they reminded me of comforting or intriguing things.
Cameo
I found this form comforting. It reminded me of my grandmother who passed away 16 years ago. She loved cameos, and collected them. I have a few of hers that she left me.
This form was so comforting to me I fell asleep for a bit after reading about it, lol.
MUST HAVES
--Line count: 7.
--Rhyme: None.
--Meter: Syllabic, with the following count: 2, 5, 8, 3, 8, 7, 2.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Topic: Whatever you like. Feel free to make it about a grandmother.
--Number of stanzas: One or more if you want to create a cameo chain.
Line Messaging
Once I woke up from my nap, I went back to discovering new poetry forms. This form caught my attention and held it with the “poetry-ception” fun (see the MUST HAVES below).
Angel Favazza, science fiction writer and poet, thought up this next form.
MUST HAVES
--Must utilize the last line of each stanza to create either a poem within the poem or a message that aligns with your topic.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Topic: Can be any, but the last line of each stanza works specifically to support it.
--Meter.
--Rhyme or not, it’s up to you.
--Number of stanzas.
--Line count.
SOURCE NOTES:
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/linemessaging.html
http://www.angelfavazza.com/
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Theme: Cameo poetry form examples and since there were no Line Messaging poetry form examples I selected some that had a theme about messages.
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From: oldmonty
Comment: A very interesting News Letter with the Rhyme form.
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Poetry: August 30, 2017 Issue [#8471]
