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"There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it."
Gustave Flaubert
Poetry should please by a fine excess and not by singularity. It should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost as a remembrance.
John Keats (1795 - 1821)
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We’re Number One! Poetry Forms That Focus on the Number One.
After preparing for, dealing with the onslaught of—which wasn’t as bad for our area as we feared it would be, and recovering from Irma, I rediscovered that sometimes you need to focus on the one rather than a massive number. This is whether or not that one is the one individual that needs help or if you are the one that needs the focus. We were blessed with minimal damage, a cousin who lent us their generator when their power came on, and to be able to bless others with a place to stay to be safe in the storm, and with donations.
Today I found a couple of poetry forms that focus on the number one.
Monotetra
The monotetra is a newer form invented within the past decade or two. Its name comes from the rhyme (mono aka one) and the meter (tetra), was created by poet Michael Walker. Despite my sleuthing I was unable to determine which of the four poets I found named Michael Walker was the one who invented the form, so no background information on Michael. However, an email address can be found in the source link.
MUST HAVES
--Line count: 4.
--Meter: tetrameter aka eight syllables each line.
--Rhyme scheme: AAAA, BBBB, CCCC, DDDD, etc.
--The last line includes a refrain where you create a four syllable line and repeat it to create the final eight syllable line. You are allowed to tweak the refrain for poetic effect—just be sure to keep to the eight syllable length.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Topic.
--Number of stanzas.
Monchielle
The Monchielle form was named for the inventor of the form’s wife (well, actually after her pen name on a poetry site: Monchi) and for the Kyrielle, because it’s also a form that has repeated lines. Jim Tage Henriksen, a Norwegian poet, is the above mentioned inventor.
This form’s link to one is the repetition of line one.
MUST HAVES
--Number of stanzas: Four.
--Line count: Five lines per stanza for a total of 20 lines.
--Repetition of the first line of the first stanza as the first line of the following three stanzas (See more info on this below).
--Meter: Syllabic. Six syllables each line.
--Rhyme scheme: ABCDC ArEFGF ArHIJI ArKLML (Ar = the repetition of the 1st line).
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Topic.
SOURCE NOTES:
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/monotetra.html
https://allpoetry.com/column/7523839-To-Write-A-Monchielle--Monchielle---by-Jim-...
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Theme: Monchielle and Monotetra
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| | | Hold back the dawn. [E] #1333010 Monotetra attempted. The night for me has always been a time for healing. |
| | | Moonless Night [E] #984454 Attempt at monotetra. Floating on a moonless night. |
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No comments from last newsletter, so I'll ask a question: The featured forms focused on number one with rhyme and 1st lines. What other ways could a poet focus on the number one in their poem and what effect do you think each of these focuses have on a poem?
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