Notes About The Poem

The challenge with the tetractys form is that each line is required 'to stand on its own ' and 
yet it the poem is to express a complete thought,within the narrow compass of 20 syllables.

Tetractys the Form

Eye
poems
displaying
a shapely form,
exempting audition from needless stress.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Poteet Avatar
November 20, 2020 at 4:13 AM
Concise and to the point; well-done.
Strand Avatar
November 20, 2020 at 5:57 AM
Cheers, RAP ,not an easy form in reality
La France Avatar
September 22, 2019 at 9:56 AM
Brian, this is lovely, let me give the form a whirl !
Strand Avatar
September 22, 2019 at 10:22 AM
Look forward to reading your FFI poem Constance
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