Rhyme Squared form
The rhyme-squared form is two eleven-line stanzas. The first stanza is a normal bit of poetry, the second attempts to slant rhyme the stanza essentially. It’s difficult to explain but maybe easily appreciated in practice. The form … Continue reading→
By Jonathan Papas
“Papas Panther Mechanism” and “Hairsuit Panther Mechanism” are both examples of a “black panther mechanism,” a form I made up some time ago. It’s based off of a concept introduced in Dianetics, one of the foundational texts of … Continue reading→
Writes Robert Wynne: The Sonnetoum is, as you might have been able to guess, a cross between a Sonnet and a Pantoum. The form is 14 lines with 10 syllables per line, like a Sonnet. And it uses 7 repeating … Continue reading→
Late Wittgenstein by Way of Frost
By Simon Mermelstein
Some say the mind is made from matter;
Others, thought.
Having thought about the matter,
I’d say both are idle chatter
And that the spectators … Continue reading→
By Sonnet Mondal
The fusion sonnet comprises a 14 line Poem followed by a half sonnet of 7 lines acting as a coda or tail to add additional stability to the poem. No particular meter is followed fusing it with … Continue reading→