Tagged: poetry

Poetic Forms Winner: Phrase Manipulation 2

Poetic Forms Winner: Phrase Manipulation

Hi everyone, if you missed the post on Phrase Manipulation, why not check it out now? This has to have been one of my favourite weeks and it was great to see so many...

Poetic Forms: Phrase Manipulation 8

Poetic Forms: Phrase Manipulation

Hello Everyone! Welcome to week five of poetic forms, where every week I introduce a different type of poem and invite you to give it a go! As an added incentive to take part,...

Featured Poem 8/19 – “please advise stop [I was dragging a ladder slowly over stones stop]” 0

Featured Poem 8/19 – “please advise stop [I was dragging a ladder slowly over stones stop]”

please advise stop [I was dragging a ladder slowly over stones stop] by Rusty Morrison   I was dragging a ladder slowly over stones stop it was only from out of my thoughts that I...

Poetic Forms Winner: Climbing Rhyme 0

Poetic Forms Winner: Climbing Rhyme

Hi everyone, if you’ve not heard of Climbing Rhyme before, please read Wednesday’s post to find out more about it. There was a lot of interest this week and it was well deserved as...

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Poetic Forms: Climbing Rhyme

Hello Everyone! Welcome to week four of poetic forms, where every week I introduce a different type of poem and invite you to give it a go! As an added incentive to take part,...

Featured Poem 8/12 – “The Present” 0

Featured Poem 8/12 – “The Present”

The Present by Philip Levine   The day comes slowly in the railyard behind the ice factory. It broods on one cinder after another until each glows like lead or the eye of a dog...

Poetic Forms Winner: The Terza Rima 0

Poetic Forms Winner: The Terza Rima

Hi everyone, if you don’t know what a Terza Rima is yet, then go find out and we’ll be waiting for you on the other side! This week only one person entered and before...

Poetic Forms: The Terza Rima 3

Poetic Forms: The Terza Rima

Hello Everyone! Welcome to week three of poetic forms, where every week I introduce a different type of poem and invite you to give it a go! As an added incentive to take part,...

Featured Poem 8/5 – “Safe Despair it is that raves—” 1

Featured Poem 8/5 – “Safe Despair it is that raves—”

Safe Despair it is that raves— by Emily Dickinson   1243 Safe Despair it is that raves— Agony is frugal. Puts itself severe away For its own perusal. Garrisoned no Soul can be In the...

Poetic Forms Winner: The Acrostic 0

Poetic Forms Winner: The Acrostic

Hi everyone! If you haven’t read about Acrostic Poetry yet, then please do take a look to find out how you can write one as well! This week we had three entrants and all...