Short Poetry Workshop

AnthologyVolume 2 – 2009 – 2010

Sponsored by Inksters

The Short Poetry Workshop has been held weekly every Tuesday

evening in Second Life since February 2008. Poets from all over the

world come to Inksters Rose Garden on Cookie Island to learn about

various short poetry forms and to try their hand at writing them.

This Anthology is a compilation of poems written by the poets who

have attended the workshops. The graphic textures are the covers

of the books and artwork that are displayed within the Short Poetry

Library, which houses the note cards and poetry written over the

past two years.

The success of the Short Poetry Workshop is due to the efforts and

talent of the poets who come to learn, write and share new poetry

forms.

Special thanks to Nebbisk Oh, ToryLynn Writer, Thinkerer Melville,

Elixia Writer, Ngagpa Writer, and DanteOsaka Deschanel, who have

assisted as guest hosts for the workshops.

We dedicate this Anthology to Thinkerer Melville, whose patronage

of the arts has made it possible to make the Short Poetry Workshop

and Library a global success.

Sunnie Beaumont

Introduction

ContentsRondolet DanteOsaka Deschanel 5

Rubaiyat DanteOsaka Deschanel 6

Acrostic Calcutta Clarity 7

Ae Freslighe Thinkerer Melville 8

SMS Sunnie Beaumont 9

Black Jack 21 Nebbisk Oh 10

Black Jack 21 Nebbisk Oh 11

Rondeau ToryLynn Writer 12

Oddquain Sunnie Beaumont 13

Take 5 ToryLynn Writer 14

Fibonacci Hope Merryman 15

Fibonacci Ngagpa Writer 16

Cento DanteOsaka Deschanel 17

Cento Sunnie Beaumont 18

Shadorma ToryLynn Writer 19

Shadorma DanteOsaka Deschanel 20

Tritina Hypatia Pickens 21

Monotetra Nebbisk Oh 22

Waltz Wave Hypatia Pickens 23

Ottava Rima DanteOsaka Deschanel 24

Triquain Stosh Quartz 25

Quatern Arton Tripsa 26

Fold It all 27

Than Bauk Lillian Morpork 28

Epitaph Arton Tripsa 29

Dodoitsu Lissa Davidov 30

Romantic Knot Nebbisk Oh 31

Prose Poetry Lillian Morpork 32

Prose Poetry DanteOsaka Deschanel 33

Ronsardian Ode ToryLynn Writer 34

Ronsardian Ode DanteOsaka Deschanel 35

Bout-Rime Coke Bernstein 36

Fibarenga Bernadette LamplightDanteOsaka Deschanel 37

Fibarenga DanteOsaka DeschanelSunnie Beaumont 38

Minute Poem Ellen Reardon 39

Minute Poem DanteOsaka Deschanel 40

Pleiades Em Larsson 41

Pleiades Mettaqfysykyl Republic 42

Pleiades DanteOsaka Deschanel 43

Take 5 Sunnie BeaumontStosh Quartz 44

Elegy Ellen Reardon 45

Elegy DanteOsaka Deschanel 46

Decastitch utterly Wizardly 47

Zen Poetry Bernadette Lamplight 48

Zen Poetry Eski Howlett 49

Zen Poetry Bernadette LamplightFrederiqueEilish McMillan 50

Skeltonic Mettaqfysykyl Republic 51

Skeltonic DanteOsaka Deschanel 52

Fractured Nursery Rhymes Lillian Morpork 53

Fractured Nursery Rhymes DanteOsaka Deschanel 54

Tanka FrederiqueEilish McMillan 55

Tanka FrederiqueEilish McMillan 56

Go Vat Bernadette Lamplight 57

Go Vat DanteOsaka Deschanel 58

Holiday 2009 Lillian Morpork 59

Ghazal FrederiqueEilish McMillan 60

Pantoum FrederiqueEilish McMillan 61

Pantoum Bernadette Lamplight 62

Little Willies Pomona Writer 63

Little Willies Bernadette LamplightNgagpa Writer 64

Habbie Elixia Writer 65

Grossblank Stosh Quartz 66

Neb Nights 67

Poetry form Index 68

Glossary of Poetry Forms 70

Rondoletby DanteOsaka Deschanel

What was unearthed?

What was unearthed?How could any of us dare knowwhat was unearthed.From the dank tomb something was birthed,You can see footprints in the snowShuffling, there, its strides long and low.What was unearthed?

Ae Freslighe by Thinkerer Melville

Short to read and long to writeGaelic lines and all extend itGood to sing, a song to write.And with a breath expend it

This cannot be wrong to writeHowever strange it ramblesBut you cannot change wrong to rightWithout creating shambles.

Long to write and short to readMake the lines run short Don't make the lines abort to readBut make them all come short.

Rondeauby ToryLynn Writer

O He still gave us quite a frightOn that eery dark summer nightO We clutched each other so closeAnd we wondered who he had choseOn that eery dark summer night

And the monster was quite a sightCreeping up on us in the nightAnd We watched for him so closeBut he still gave us quite a fright.

The deep laughter brought us some lightOn that eeery dark summer nightWhat did our eyes see, you supposeBut a scarecrow dressed in dad's clothes.O we were ready for a fightYet he still gave us quite a fright

Fibonacciby Ngagpa Writer

Gone

GoneTheirLaughterGone their tearsGone their names once knownGone the battlefields where they fought

Gone their grieving but not their scarsGone their innocenceGone their truthAll truth -NowGone

Centoby DanteOsaka Deschanel

Floodgates of that Sacred Fire

We've seen the unfurlingof flags, the lightingof candles, the givingof blood, the sayingof prayers. We've seen the darkand lamentable catalogue of human crimes.And in our grief,And in our griefwe have found our mission and our moment:No uncertainty of principle;No vagueness of detail,in English, Hebrew and Arabiclet us be shy no longer,let us go to our strength,models of courage and fidelity,we in this later day, you and I,lift the dark threat of violence,open the floodgates of that sacred firein spite of all terrors, at all costs,let us go to our strength. Let us go.Let us be shy no longer.

Centoby Sunnie Beaumont

With shoulders dark and softTo a patriot’s song we danced,Penelope Lioness moaned into the kiss, clutching at her lover's broad back.The fingers of his hand ungraspanticipating fingers, quiveringthe lioness blushesSee the hand, a trembling motion,Reaching out Rooting through the undergrowth, now seeking

My mouth still waters when I think of you,And your lips moved enticingly,Like oar blades paused and purposeful,The stream flows gently, winding, from one little seed, mixed with love...

from a compilation of DanteOsaka Deschanel's poems

Shadormaby DanteOsaka Deschanel

The Soldier's Note on Leaving for the Great War

Fate sends lovethat we cannot have.Duty pullsfor the good.I cannot bend knee to youEven though I would.

Tritinaby Hypatia Pickens

Floating, Lovely and Anonymous Notecards

Oh, my sweet, how you set me floatingWhen I find in my inventory your lovelyPoem. But of course you remain anonymous.

How I am tempted by this anonymous Art to set above it my own name floating,But I forget that I must keep you, Lovely,

Safe from plagiarism. I wouldn't feel lovelyIf I forgot that you are not anonymous,though unwary, and so I quash this floating,

Fearful of not so floating, lovely, or anonymous reproach.

Monotetra by Nebbisk Oh

Quatern by Arton Tripsa

Than Bauk – Lillian Morpork

Epitaph – Arton Tripsa

Prose Poetryby DanteOsaka Deschanel

After the Twister Come and Gone

There weren't much left o' your house you know, after the sky came black an howlin, spittin' dirt an liftin' things, god, liftin' things like trees an bicycles, tossin' ‘em like kickin' cans, old bricks scattered on the path, your cat's eyes, scared and starin' out from ‘neath a tractor tire, all your fields of wheat torn up, them crows all flown to parts unknown, miles and miles and miles away, somewhere past what's left of Kansas.

Ronsardian Odeby DanteOsaka Deschanel

Ode to My Father

In my writings, I use my father's name,As it's unique;He told me stories, how to play a game.Sometimes I seekTo reach across that uncrossable span,To see where death laid him, and take his hand.To not let goUntil I knowWhat he thinks of me as a man.

Fibarengaby DanteOsaka Deschanel and Sunnie Beaumont

A muddied baseball lies outside --inside the child

face pressed against the window nose cleaning the glass

~~~~~~~~~~grilled smoked salmon --my bagged lunchcontainsno drink

hotsunhammersthe drifter --feet firmly planted

Minute Poemby DanteOsaka Deschanel

That Night, On My Street

Standing on the street by my car,The door's ajar,Radio playsGlory Days

Edges of my jacket pull tightAgainst the night,The blackened walls --Cigarette falls.

Black smoke billowing, climbing highInto the night sky.So black, my lawn.My home is gone.

Pleiadesby MettaFysykyl Republic

Fear

Frantic that I will not find my love, yetFledgling love begins to bloomFinding love at last

Fearful that love, once found, Forever love will be lostFrozen by the fear of lossFading in love’s frost

Pleiadesby DanteOsaka Deschanel

Diplodocus (dih Plah duh cus)

Dawn came then too, the great marsh burning,Dragon's light in turn revealing motion, bodiesDark and glistening, long necks twisting, mouths agape,Defiant in a primal rage they bellowed at the day.Destiny only hours away. And who can say by what deliveranceDeath descends. By comet? Plague? Divorce or shame?Dinosaurs we rise, we spark, until extinction takes the flame.

Take 5

drowsy, late, music, inject, pavement

the music injectedits slumbering soundsspinning my headabove the pavementlike a drowsy balloondancing in the late summer air

by Sunnie Beaumont

he injected himself with morphinewhile music played just outside his windowhe wanted to go outside, to admire, perhaps befriendanonymous musician playing on the pavementbut was late and the dope made him drowsyso he just went to bed

by Stosh Quartz

Elegyby DanteOsaka Deschanel

Then Dawns Another Beautiful Day

In the shadow of a castle sits a winding railroad track,Where a trolley car is idling, wheels inching fore and back.In the hollow of a nearby glade the gathered of the fief,All in silence , but for resonation of their grief.

The good King Friday holds and pets his Tuesday child,Nearby a cow and platypus exchanging murmurs mild,Daniel Striped Tiger cries into the Queen's long gown,While in the back, Lady Elaine wears a deeper frown.

How many children of the world were welcomed by a smile,How many lives were met as friend and asked to stay awhile.In quiet strength, and for children, his ceaseless labor,To impart learning, life and love, to embrace as a neighbor.

The trolley idles in its place, its bell in reverence tolls,The gleaming rails will bear it to a new land when it rolls,And Mr. Rogers smiles as the children gather round,He removes his sweater gently, and exchanges for a crown.

Zen Poetry

the wind blows over the hills& i home by the mill

as i try painting the feelof a daffodil

the highlight by the seawhere dance shadows of cranes

my mind is emptybut sane

a blank pagefor me to fill

the ageof will

by Eski Howlett

Zen Poetry

I contemplate my reflectionand the buzzing of the fly nearby.The other me has a fly,but no buzz.

by Bernadette Lamplight

Immobile on a branchthe bird sings.The breeze carries his songto the silent horizon.

by FrederiqueEilish McMillan

Skeltonicby DanteOsaka Deschanel

We the (outside of the city) People

As I was sitting on my pumpkinBeing just a lonely bumpkinConsidering kinFrom the country, oooAny country will doThe heathens run around in the heatherScots and picts, and Celts of a featherThe Irish gave us gaelic and ReaganThe latin paganus becomes a paganNot citified like Carl SaganGerman volks,the masses, the unwashed hulksWe're all known as hicksIf we come from the sticksAll on the outskirts, thrown in the mixSo keep your skyscraper wall street tricksWe're the many, and we know how to get down,So get down with us, and get outta town.

Fractured Nursery Rhymesby DanteOsaka Deschanel

Rub-a-dub-dub

Rub a dub dubThree men in a tub,And what do you think they do there?The butcher, the bakerThe candlestick makerShare wicks and steaks and patty cakes,Its all clean fun, so what do you care?

This Little Piggy

This Little piggy went to marketThis little piggy liked commodities,This little piggy was a day trader,This little piggy bought oddities,This Little piggy cried,Fannie, Freddy, my piggybank is all empties!

Tankaby FrederiqueEilish McMillan

A veil of snowmottled our morning breaths,your feet left imprints. Grains of sugar under my feet,you, grain of salt to my day.

Go Vat - Bernadette

Go Vatby DanteOsaka Deschanel

The People's Choice

The people arrive from village and farmAbuzz with the rumor of present alarm,The process of elimination?

The nation is reeling, in need of a charm,No fire, no feeling to keep it warm,Is this the day of elimination?

No nation can stand free from harmWithout the people, arm in arm,Defiant of elimination.

And only the people, arm in arm,Will stand, and ignorance disarm,With apathy's elimination.

Holiday 09 - Lillian

Pantoum - Fred

Pantoumby Bernadette Lamplight

Stars Like Headlights

Stars shine like a bunch of stupid headlights,Glaring beams blinding dewy eyes--Anticipating many lonely midnights,One last touch of fingers on my thighs.

Glaring beams blinding dewy eyes,Casting light upon our greatest sins,One last touch of fingers on my thighs--This is how my tragedy begins.

Casting light upon our greatest sins,The porch light dimly shines on your suitcases.This is how my tragedy begins,And now we go to find our separate places.

The porch light dimly shines on your suitcases,Anticipating many lonely midnights,And now we go to find our separate places.Stars shine like a bunch of stupid headlights.

Little Willies

Little Willie found the shredderand went to work on Daddy's sweater.In went the sweater, and in went Willie!Later on his mom made chilli.

by Bernadette Lamplight

Little Willie fell into the fire pitRoasted beside a pig on a spitEveryone agreed the hog was divineBut Willie went better with red wine

by Ngagpa Writer

Habbie - Elixia

“Neb Nights”

On special occasions the Short Poetry Workshop is hosted by Nebbisk

Oh who has presented various word games to challenge our minds and

sharpen our literary wits. These evenings are always highly regarded

by the participants, as it gives us all a challenge and a bit of

competition.

Neb’s scripting talents have created various objects that make it easier

to present the word games and track the scores, making it more fun for

the participants to play the word games. Some of the word games we’ve

played are:

Fictionebby - a game where people make up false definitions for a

given word and try to get other participants to vote for their definition.

Roll-a-Poem – a game where by clicking on the “die” object (which is

really a cone-shaped object), each poet receives a number which they

use as the number of words in their line. Numbers are generated

randomly.

Word Equation – a game where the participants are given an

abbreviated equation of a phrase and must determine the actual

meaning.

Neb Words – a game where the participant makes up clever sentences,

phrases or poems around a given word.

Index of PoetsArton Tripsa Quatern

Epitaph2629

Bernadette Lamplight FibarengaZen PoetryZen PoetryGo VatPantoumLittle Willies

374850576264

Calcutta Clarity Acrostic 7

Carrera Jung Fold-It 27

Coke Bernstein Bout-Rime 36

DanteOsaka Deschanel RondoletRubaiyatCentoShadormaOttava RimaFold-ItProse PoetryRonsardian OdeFibarengaFibarengaMinute PoemPleiadesElegySkeltonicFractured Nursery RhymesGo Vat

561720242733353738404346525458

Elixia Writer Habbie 65

Ellen Reardon Minute PoemElegy

3945

Em Larsson Pleiades 41

Eski Howlett Zen Poetry 49

FrederiqueEilish McMillan Zen Poetry 50

Tanka 55

FrederiqueEilish McMillan TankaGhazalPantoum

566061

Hope Merryman Fibonacci 15Hypatia Pickens Tritina

Waltz Wave2123

Lissa Davidov Dodoitsu 30Lillian Morpork Fold-It

Than BaukProse PoetryFractured Nursery RhymesHolidays 09

2728325359

Mettaqfysykyl Republic PleiadesSkeltonic

4251

Nebbisk Oh Blackjack 21Blackjack 21MonotetraRomantic Knot

10112231

Ngagpa Writer FibonacciLittle Willies

1664

Pomona Writer Little Willies 63Sunnie Beaumont SMS

OddquainCentoFold-ItFibarengaTake 5

91318273844

Stosh Quartz TriquainTake 5Grossblank

254466

Thinkerer Melville Ae freslighe 8ToryLynn Writer Rondeau

Take FiveShadormaRonsardian Ode

12141934

Taal Taurog Fold-It 27utterly Wizardly Decastich 47

AcrosticOne example of a Acrostic is the Abecedarius - where the first letter of each

line or stanza so when read down it spells out a name, a phrase or word

Ae fresligheThe Ae freslighe is an Irish poetry form where each stanza is a quatrain of

seven syllables. Lines one and three rhyme with a three-syllable word. Lines

two and four rhyme with a two-syllable word. abab cdcd. Poem should end

with the first syllable word or complete line.

Anniversary WorkshopCelebration of the Short Poetry Workshop’s First Anniversary. Poets created

new styles of poetry.

BlackJack - 21Black Jack or 21 was developed by ToryLynn Writer, on February 2, 2009, the

twenty-one or black jack poem as 3 different formats with each totaling 21.

One form starts with a 6 line stanza and continues with a five lines stanza

decreasing to one final stanza of one line. The second format, the short form

starts with a single line of six syllables (or words) and then moves down to line

one. The third form, the 777 poem, was created by Persephone Phoenix and

has 3 lines of 7 syllables.

Bout RimesBout- Rimes is French for "rhymed ends." Use pre-determined words as line

endings in a rhyme scheme in the same order of the rhyme scheme. Usually

a sonnet (abab; cdcd; efef; gg) but can be any form or rhyme scheme.

Rhymed words used from Tennyson Memoriam, A.H.H: sin, fee, reveal, within,

brain, lies, exercise, pain, o’er, cold, enfold, more.

Glossary of Poetry Forms

Cento A cento is a work wholly composed of verses or passages taken from other

authors; only disposed in a new form or order.

DecastitchA Decastitch is a ten line poem with no rhyme or syllable count and no meter

DodoitsuThe Dodoitsu is a Japanese form often about love or humor. It has 26

syllables - 4 lines of 7,7,7,5 syllables. It is unrhymed and non-metrical and

imitates folk song. It is sometimes called the Japanese limerick.

ElegyThe Elegy is a short poem written on the occasion of someone's death. It is

usually formal or ceremonious in tone. The difference between elegy and

eulogy, ode and epitaph - elegy expresses sorrow and search for consolation;

eulogy most often written in formal prose; the epitaph is very brief; the ode

solely exalts.

EpitaphThe Epitaph is a literary work (poem) suitable for placing on the grave of

someone. Something which indicates the salient facts about or characteristics

of the deceased. Shortened form of the elegy.

May vary in tone from panegyrical (praise)to ribald (vulgar, lewd) Compels the

passerby to stop and read, reflect.

FibarengaThe Fibarenga is a new poetry form by DanteOsaka Deschanel where two

poets compose a single poem in renga fashion using elements of Haiku and

Fibonacci verse. It is 10-lined poem with a special 24 syllable count, following

a mirrored fibonacci pattern and opening and closing haiku lines. The first poet

writes the Lines 1, 6, 7, 8, 9. Second poet writes Lines 2, 3, 4, 5,10. The

opening and closing lines of the fibarenga are more haiku in orientation,

especially the opening line, which includes a seasonal reference.

FibonacciThe Fibonacci Poem is a poem where each line contains the number of

syllables based on the Fibonacci Number Sequence. The Fibonacci

Sequence is a mathematical sequence in which every figure is the sum of the

two preceding it. 0+1=1, 1+1=2; 1+2=3; 2+3=5; 3+5=8, and so on. The Fib

poetry style uses each number of the sequence as a set of syllabic (or word)

counts per line. The sequence is usually 1,1,2,3,5,8 but can have many

variations

Fold-itThe Fold-it is a group form. One person writes a line on a note card and

passes it to the person on their right. The second person writes a line following

the line they were passed. Before they pass the note card to the person on

their right, delete the line that preceded the line they wrote. Only one line

should be passed to the next person. At the end the poem is read in its

entirety.

Fractured Nursery RhymeThe Fractured Nursery Rhyme is where you take a children’s nursery rhyme

and rewrite it. The theme should be similar but outcome not necessarily the

same. It should rhyme but meter doesn’t have to be the same as the original

nursery rhyme.

GhazalThe Ghazal (pronounced “ghuzzle” was developed in Persia in the 10th

century AD. It comprises of 5 or more couplets. Each couplet must be a poem

in itself. Both lines of the couplet should be of the similar syllable length. Both

lines of the first couple must end with the same word or refrain. The second

line of all subsequent couplets must end with the same word ending the first

couplet. The last couplet could contain an alias or signature of the poet. There

can also be a rhyming pattern with the word that precedes the repeated word

in the second line of each couplet.

Go VatA Cambodian poetry form of three line stanzas with an eight syllable couplet.

Rhyme for the couplet is the same rhyme for subsequent stanzas. Third line is

a refrain that can be repeated in whole, partial or just the last word.

Habbie/Burns StanzaThe standard Habbie is written in any number of six-line stanzas. In each

stanza, lines 1,2,3 and 5 use four metrical feet and rhyme with each other,

while lines 4 and 6 use two feet and rhyme with each other. Initially strictly

lyrical, often the standard Habbie is comical or satirical. It can also be used to

describe an interesting aspect of life or to give a picture of the times.

Holiday Poems 2009These are poems written in free form for the winter holiday.

Little WilliesA Little Willie is a quatrain with rhyme scheme either AABB or ABAB, The

poem is more content than form. Each poem is about a horrible child (Little

Willie) doing something terrible or meeting with a terrible demise. However, the

poem is done in a light hearted way.

Minute PoemA Minute Poem has a rhyming verse of 12 lines - 3 stanzas. There are 60

syllables - 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables in iambic meter. The rhyme

occurs in couplets - aabb, ccdd, eeff. They are punctuated as prose (i.e. have

capital letters at the beginning of a sentence and NOT at the beginning of a

new line). and

should represent a momentary mood or a minute in time.

MonotetraMonotetra has four lines per stanza with a mono rhyme scheme in each

stanza. In the last line four syllables are repeated

OddquainThe Oddquain is a short poetry style very similar to the Cinquain. The name

comes from the odd syllable count per line. Five lines consisting of 17

syllables (1,3,5,7,1) usually unrhymed

Ottava RimaThe Ottava Rima is an Italian poem of 8 lines (an octave) written in iambic

lines, usually pentameter, with rhyming abababcc. Alternating rhymes and a

double rhyme.

PantoumThe Pantoum is a type of formal verse that is distinguished by cycling refrains.

They are written in quatrains, that may be rhymed or unrhymed. The first

quatrain uses four lines that sets up the pattern of the Pantoum. The second

quatrain uses the second and fourth lines from the first quatrain as its first and

third lines; these are the refrains. The second and fourth lines of the second

quatrain are new to the poem. The third quatrain uses the second and fourth

lines of the second quatrain as its refrains in the first and third line positions.

The third quatrain's second and fourth lines are new to the poem.

Pathya VatThe Pathya Vat poetry form originated in Cambodia. It belongs to the Than

Bauk family. It contains four lines of four syllables with both middle lines, lines

two and three, rhyming. The Pathya Vat can continue into multiple stanzas.

When a poem consists more than one stanza, the last line of the previous

stanza rhymes with the second and third lines of the following one.

PleiadesThe Pleiades is single seven-line stanza. Only one word is allowed in the title.

The first word in each line begins with the same letter as the title.

Prose PoetryProse poetry is a poem written in prose rather than verse. It can look like a

paragraph or fragmented short story but acts like a poem. It works in

sentences rather than lines. It can be surrealistic, even grotesque. Like free

verse did away with meter and rhyme, prose poem does away with the line as

the unit of composition.

QuaternThe Quatern is a French 16-line form composed of four quatrains. Similar to

the Kyrielle and the Retourne. A quatern has eight syllables per line.

It does not have to be iambic Doesn’t have to follow a set rhyme scheme. The

refrain is in a different place in each quatrain. The first line of stanza one is the

second line of stanza two, third line of stanza three fourth line of stanza four.

Roll a PoemA round robin poetry exercise where each poet rolls the number of words they

must use to write a line in a poem. The poem continues until someone rolls a

6. They then can end the poem with as many words as they like.

.

Romantic KnotThe Romantic Knot is a poem with the most romantic first line, but the least

romantic second line.

RondeauA traditional literary Rondeau is written in three stanzas -- a quintet, quatrain,

and sestet -- with each of the 15 lines containing eight syllables. The refrain

consists of the first four syllables (sometimes the first word) of the first stanza;

and ends the second and third stanzas. The rhyming pattern is a, a, b, b, a,

....a, a, b, R, ......a, a, b, b, a, R

RondoletThe Rondolet is a French form consisting of a single septet with two rhymes

and one refrain AbAabbA. The capital letters are the refrains, or repeats. The

refrain is written in tetra-syllabic or dimeter and the other lines are twice as

long - octasyllabic or tetrameter.

Ronsardian OdeThe Ronsardian Ode is a poem of 10, 4, 10, 4, 10, 10, 4, 4, and 8 Syllable

count, and ABABCCDDC Rhyme scheme.

RubaiyatRubai is a lyric poetry style from Persia Rubaiyat is a collection of Rubia

(Arabic root name for 4). It consists of 4 lines or quatrains which can be

tetrameter (four metrical feet) or pentameter (5 metrical feet). The Rhyme

Scheme for lines 1,2,and 4 rhyme is a,a,b,a. Third line can be used to

interlock the next stanza. by using the third unrhymed line from the verse as

the rhyme scheme of the next verse.

.

ShadormaThe Shadorma is a single stanza sestet - six lines Each stanza has a syllable

count of 3-5-3-3-7-5 Unrhymed. It can also be multiple stanzas.

Skeltonic VerseThe Skeltonic Verse has short, irregular lines with multiple end rhymes. Each

end rhyme goes on until poet creates another. It can also be mono-rhyme

written in a tumbling helter-skelter fashion. The length of poem is up to poet.

SMSThe SMS is based on SMS messages(texting). Every poem consists of no

more than 160 characters - including spaces.

Take FiveTake Five is a short poetry style of your choice including free verse, taking 5

given words to include in the poem. Line limit should be under 20 lines, so

anything from 1 to 20 lines is perfectly acceptable. It can be rhymed or not,

and has no syllable count or meter..

TankaTanka consists of 31 onji sounds (or under). It is limited to 5 lines, with the

traditional syllabic count usually being 5-7-5-7-7 onji. It is sometimes written in

one line, but the more contemporary way of displaying Tanka is in 5 lines.

Than BaukThe Than Bauk is a three-line poem of Burmese origin, that should be a witty

saying or epigram. Each line has 4 syllables - total 12 syllables and has

“climbing rhyme”, also called “stairway”, It has a 4-3-2 pattern with the first

line, fourth syllable, second line, third syllable, third line, second syllable

rhyming.

.

TrioletThe Triolet has two rhymes and two repeated or refrain lines. The first line is

repeated as the fourth, and seventh lines, the second and eighth lines are the

same line. Repeated lines 1,4, and 7 rhyme with lines 3 and 5. Repeated lines

2 and 8 rhyme with line 6.

TriquainThe Triquain is a seven line poem with syllables in multiples of 3 as follows: 3,

6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3. The Triquain can either rhyme, or not rhyme and it has no

other poetic conditions to meet. It is a relative of the Cinquain and the

Rictameter.

TritinaThe Tritina is a repetitive poetry form consisting of three stanzas plus an

envoy. Each of the first nine lines of the poem ends with one of three chosen

theme words that appear in a rotating order through the three stanzas in an

ABC/CAB/BCA pattern. The final line includes all three words in the order of

the first stanza

Waltz WaveThe Waltz Wave is a poetry form created by Margaret Carlisle, the managing

editor of Sol Magazine, for Leo Waltz, the Web Manager of Sol. The Waltz

Wave consists of one 19-line stanza, divided into 38 syllables. Each line has a

specific number of syllables as follows: 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3,

2, 1, 2, 1.

Zen Poetry The traditional format was in four lines of Chinese characters (early Japanese

poets also wrote in Chinese) but poetry changed over time to include Tanka,

Haiku, and even much longer pieces. Many of most memorable were written in

8 lines such as the Hanshan (Cold Mountain) collection.