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Blogging is like putting on medieval s(t)ocks Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
TRISTICH:The most well known being HIKU the English language version of HAIKU 'the phonetical&cultural original ' Japanese' poem form in verse freed from syllabic constraint within its triplicity of format&still inherently enigmatic with a caesura and surprise ending Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
CRYSTALLINE scans better if its rhymed Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
TANKA tanka in English is essentially a 3 line hiku(SHOW)with a couplet amplification (TELL) Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
MONOKU better yet broken in two *https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/broken_monoku_explained_1608777 Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
CLERIHEW a peronal name ..rhymed aabb ..so easily Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
DIDACTIC a teaching (I)n(M)y(H)umble(O)pinion Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
ALLITERATION alphabetical assonance aloud Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
EKPHRASIS an art poem personalised Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
FREE VERSE entirely up to you poet Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
CINQUAIN american- Crapsey imagist English response to the Japanese haiku genre Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
FOOTLE a verse so terse Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
OPEN VERSE imagery,assonance,rhythm,sound symbolism of an intuitive of the self conscious in a crystallised convergence of the moment ,with punctuation implied by the form, interpretation by the reader changing according to mood, thus essentially fluid and inherently variable. Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
BOOKS stepping stones in the stream of self improvement Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
Poetry is an oral art form, when a poem is recited aloud(preferably by the poet) a unique 'as is moment' occurs with the listener. NOTE:This is much thevsame as happens each time one views/touches a work of art. Go to Quote / Comment | by Brian Strand
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ENGLISH OPEN FORM https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/open_a_1727822 POET https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/poetry_is_a_recited_art_1716883
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/an_emperical_poetry_view_1691678
+ Creator of the footle & hiku (definition -as below)
*FOOTLE (singular)* is,a two line lines,2 syllable verse with an integral title-Light Poetic verse form,witty,pertinent,topical etc (technically a trochaic monometer and not necessarily in rhyme).
+'hiku' explained -I use hiku for the English language free verse thereof to distinguish from translations of the cultural Japanese haiku.
HAIKU is a centuries old Japanese traditional phonetical & cultural poetic form whereas HIKU is a relatively recently reference to the 75year old established ' haiku in English.'
Hiku being an imagist tristich like its elder cousin,without a title,and with a similar economy of words ,inherently enigmatic & with a caesura or an ellipsis and surprise ending. A similar sense of pause the aesthetic insight flowing from perception gained from 'one breath length ' composition that flowed from the Japanesese 17 onji sound inherent in the Japaneses haiku.
Without of the ' invented' syllabic( 5-7-5 ) line restrictions of the ' haiku in english ' the hiku is the 'free verse' version of the 'invented''5/7/5 haiku in English. ..similar but different ,a present tense poetic in another language - hiku is the written or recited equivalent to arts 'gestural spontaneous happening' . A verse freed from strict syllabic constraint within its triplicity of format& is inherently enigmatic & often with a caesura and surprise ending( VERSUM )to give a 'turning' to the line.
The hiku maybe a horizontal single* line,(often broken line at the caesura),a vertical line(usually a painting(haiga) ,a couplet** or a tristich* with shape-like variations.
Plus * OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE using spaces&breaks without grammatical symbols ,the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and responds thus making this enigmatic form a two way interplay & interpretatIon unique to the moment& changing according to mood is inherently variable.
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MY POETIC BIO
Alliteration,the starting place,
alongside cinquains,
apace in time,crystalline
lanterne and rhyme.
Inspiration drew forth footle
,broken monoku &emagi
for a while short imagist
was my style.
Sequenced longer poems
metamorphose within
this crysallis
changing into ekphrasis.
Open,and free to be,
as you see,
structured prose poetry.
With cadence and pause,
others hear my voice
Open VERSE now this poet’s choice.
4 POETIC TENETS - https://creativepoetics.blogspot.com/
+Gestural abstraction- my art style
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/just_saying_my_art_an_emperical_view_1686489
more gestural art of mine here https://poiema2.blogspot.com/
https://mychristianverse.blogspot.com/