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Pursuing Poetic Polyphony

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Applauding an Acrostic Aria Bopping to a Ballade Ballet and Blank verse Berceuse Clapping to a Cinquain Cantata and Couplet Chorale Dancing to a Dizain Duet Exalting in Etheree Etudes and Elegy Ensembles Frolicking to Free verse Folk songs and Footle Foxtrots Galavanting to Ghazal Gavottes Humming harmonies to a Haiku Hip Hop Inhaling Italian sonnet Instrumentals Jiving to a Jueje Jig Keeping time to a Kyrielle Khaliji* Lolling to a Limerick Lullaby Marching to a Monorhyme Minuet Napping to a Narrative Nocturne Ovations for an Ottava Rima Overture and Ode Opera Praising a Pantoum Polonaise Quieting my quarters with a Quatrain Quadrille Rollicking to Rondeau Rondos and Rhyme Royal Rhapsodies Singing to Sonnet Sonatas and Sapphic Stanza Symphonies Tapping toes to a Triolet Trio and a Tanka Tango Unwinding to an Urban Sonnet Unison Vocalizing a Villanelle Villanella Whistling with a Waltz Wave Waltz eXulting in Yaltos and Zikets // Lines consist of a verb, a poetry form, and a musical form // *Khaliji = modern contemporary music of Central and Eastern Arabia

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/7/2020 2:02:00 PM

Wow amazing work. You attack forms like me. I bet u used Google a bit? The napping was funny they make me nap too. I cant text well with my long nails. 20 comments in 45 min between movies. I think not. Uggg

John Watt
Date: 9/7/2020 2:17:00 PM

Grandpa Google knows everything, right? Actually my first step was to write down every form I knew, then to the Soup list of poetry types and my music dictionary, THEN to Grandpa. With all that, I still found no music forms that start with X, Y, or Z so I had to fudge the ending a bit. Thankfully that didn't trouble Brian! Thanks for the comment. Enjoy your 2nd movie and long nails!

Sam Kauffman

Date: 9/6/2020 3:24:00 PM

Splendidly orchestrated abecedarian, John! How did you sneak this lyric gem past my musicians seventh sense! Really nice blending of music and poetry forms! Love your "rolicking," "whistling," "bopping" whimsy! Room on your dance card?

John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 3:59:00 PM

I can't sneak a fastball past slammin' Sammy! Glad you got to take a swing for the fences... I know music and poetry are both very important to you. Thanks conductor!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 9/6/2020 3:24:00 PM

Congrats from a fellow conductor!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 9/6/2020 11:40:00 AM

Here's to heroic couplets and allegories allegro!... This is 'vintage JW,' methinks. Peace and Perspicacity, Gershon

John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 12:16:00 PM

Perspicacity is my word for the day. Thanks for that, and the kind comment, Gershon.

Gordon Mcconnell

Date: 9/6/2020 9:27:00 AM

Rather splendid piece John, such great imagery and insightful thought too. Hope things safe with you, Blessings always,Gordon

John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 12:16:00 PM

Thank you, Gordon. All is well here, hope the same for you. Blessings ~ John

Jenna Logan

Date: 9/6/2020 8:43:00 AM

Your creation is a work of intellectual art, John. Not just poetically, but of such genres to woo even the most particular of artistic men and women. Bravo for all of it, from A to Z! Faved~

John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 8:47:00 AM

Delighted by your comment, Jenna. As I said to Michelle, this was a fun one for me.

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 9/5/2020 2:14:00 PM

You have married music and poetry so seamlessly - some of my favorites here are 'Dizain Duet', 'Haiku Hip Hop' and 'Footle Foxtrot' - these ring with a toe tapping beat!

John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 8:28:00 AM

A very delightful comment to read, my artistry sibling. Thank you for all the kindness flowing my way. This was fun because it combines two art forms I truly love.

Ilene Bauer

Date: 9/4/2020 5:59:00 PM

if i had never read anything of yours before this, john, (which, fortunately, is not the case, as you know), this would have made me a fan for life! brilliant, delightful and just so much fun. i don't see how any other name can top yours on this contest list...

John Watt
Date: 9/4/2020 6:37:00 PM

I'm just tickled cerise at how much you enjoyed this ilene! And re: your comment, I'm so glad this isn't our first dance; your poetry and commentary have both inspired me a great deal this year! Thank you!

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 9/4/2020 5:20:00 PM

These are not easy John. You penned this one well and in style.

John Watt
Date: 9/4/2020 5:35:00 PM

I'm pretty sure you've written in every form there is, so if you found this form hard too, I'm relieved to know I'm not the only one. Thanks for the visit.

Susan Woodrow

Date: 9/4/2020 4:47:00 PM

awesome abecedarian! and such a fun read :)

John Watt
Date: 9/4/2020 5:04:00 PM

Thanks for the visit and friendly comment, Susan. Nice to meet you!