Tag Archives: American verse forms

Come Out, Come Out: terzanelle

Come out, come out! It’s only rain; the world has not dissolved as yet. The clouds will loose the sun again. It sometimes seems hard to forget that darkness does not rule all things; the world has not dissolved as … Continue reading

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None Will Come Clean: double dactyl

Higgledy-piggledy, President Blunderbuss spoke through the microphone into the night, his senseless sentences building a fantasy woven from bullshit and wrapped nice and tight. Higgledy-piggledy, our fawning senators there in the gallery gave their applause, praising his policy without much … Continue reading

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Listen: cinquain

Listen. Let the sound come; as you sense this new song, pretend you just developed ears, and hear. Listen. The sensation of experience finds you; feel the music filling your bones with light. Listen. What you’re hearing isn’t just some … Continue reading

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