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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.

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://gesturalart.blogspot.com/

https://mychristianverse.blogspot.com/

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I LIKE POETRY SOUP comment if you do

Blog Posted:2/16/2017 4:35:00 AM

This year is my tenth anniversary here on SOUP , as I'm still here you can tell I will always give it a 'like '.But what is it that has kept me such a long lasting fan.Well first and foremost I have made many constant poetry ' net friends'. Friendships that have survived the ups and downs that have happened here from time to time. It has been a great workshop ( like a night school class for those who remember those pre digital days) Okay we don't show up from time to time but like a good coffe shop many folk drop by to say hi.(Its that kind of place)

In my decade of membership I've found PS management care and listen, they are open to new ideas and have moved with the changing times.The advertising is discreet and not in the face of the user and suits PS brand image in the poetry digital world.

I use the site as a receptacle to store my anthology, a kind of poetry autobiography of my development as a poet.

The only downside since I joined is in my early days PS ran regular prize base contest (as I won one it was a great encouragement to me) but I guess it was a part of the development and promotion of the site and probably was quite time consuming and having sponsored 265 contests I know it can be difficult to retain one's freshness and enthusiasm for poetry without a break )Also I miss the personal stats that were part of member area,but that just me and the numbers here probably make it impractical from a storage aspect

If you agree with my thoughts give this blog a 'like' with a comment or two

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Kathleen
Kroll

Date: 2/23/2017 12:20:00 AM

Hi Brian, Congrats on your 10th anniversary! Thanks also for opening this subject. As a relative newcomer, it is very interesting to read others' opinions. This community has inspired me. I never dreamed that writing would become such an important part of who I am when I retired. Having a place where I can share and see what others are writing is invaluable. Thanks to each and every one of you for your contributions!

Brian Strand
Date: 2/23/2017 3:07:00 AM

Thanks Kathleen

Charmaine
Chircop

Date: 2/22/2017 4:38:00 PM

Firstly Congrats..on yr soup anniversary...I do like your poetry..and love poetrysoup too..It is the first site of poetry I joined...Since then I surfed other sites everynow and then,but here remains my favourite site.Its the great work that Tps do,and the kind of people that are here.There is something spiritual about it..Like a deep connection. I love the sense of community, the sense of family,with the crazy uncle ,the angry nonna,and the sweet niece too..I love the way soup is..with its good,and its little controversial issues that occur from time to time.I do miss who stopped being here..Maybe one day,they will return...Hugs.

Brian Strand
Date: 2/23/2017 3:05:00 AM

Thanks for your kind words Charmaine

Joanna
Daniel

Date: 2/20/2017 2:35:00 AM

I love Poetry Soup, I always thank God for having discovered this writing site:) congratulations on your long run here, Brian:) you've been an immense source of encouragement to me:)

Brian Strand
Date: 2/20/2017 2:58:00 AM

Thanks Jo ,sharing and encouraging each other is what has made this the best poetry site on th net.

Oed Loves
Me Not

Date: 2/19/2017 5:14:00 AM

I'm a newcomer. But I like Poetry Soup already.

Doug
Vinson

Date: 2/18/2017 6:56:00 PM

On my first day here, I got 3 free drinks. Totally hooked.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 2/18/2017 9:32:00 PM

If there was a reward for best comment of the month! Well you just won!!! :)

Nette
Onclaud

Date: 2/18/2017 3:06:00 AM

happy 10th, brian... i wouldn't have somehow expanded my wings without your inspiration...we are all a work in progress and walking with you is an honor... may you flourish more.. huggs

Brian Strand
Date: 2/18/2017 3:31:00 AM

A work in progress indeed Nette.Thanks for your kind words.

James Marshall
Goff

Date: 2/17/2017 10:20:00 PM

Thought I'd stop by Brian! your steadfast support has been a constant here on the soup...thank you! There is a great diversity of membership here...many have been published & found success...yourself included...for personal fullfillment in my case....many here like myself love the acceptance & community we nourish....am always delighted to discover work by veterans & newcomers that blow my mind! Cheers to soup! jimbo

Brian Strand
Date: 2/18/2017 3:29:00 AM

Thanks Jim , your analysis is what I have experienced ,very different concept to the run-of-the mill social media site

Rhonda
Johnson-Saunders

Date: 2/17/2017 9:51:00 PM

Happy 10th Anniversary, Brian. Of course, I love Poetry Soup! Life has taken me away at times, but I always come back.

Brian Strand
Date: 2/18/2017 3:25:00 AM

Thanks Rhonda

Connie
Pachecho

Date: 2/17/2017 4:39:00 PM

Give me reason to. 8 hrs. ago I reported to the site ADMIN a post that I deemed offensive-I LOVE MUSLIMS, where the writer alludes to the facts of hating UK, Christianity and a love for terrorism stating his poem is satire.I wrote vehemently that this is wrong. No response. It just like saying I LOVE JAPANESE but in my poem attack/hate BLACK. That would be pure racism even if I joke and say this is satire. I just wanted to let people know that in not all cases I would look at this site with rose colored glasses.

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 2/17/2017 9:47:00 PM

PS administration is good at handling these problems in my experience, Connie, but I've found it usually takes more than a few hours. Give them time to respond.

Kim
Merryman

Date: 2/17/2017 12:29:00 PM

I love Poetry Soup! You could say it changed my life. I was only playing at poetry when I accidently found this site. That was in 2011 and since then I have learned so much and made some wonderful friends. I am proud to be a part of this creative group!

Carrie
Richards

Date: 2/16/2017 8:19:00 PM

Happy Anniversary, Brian, my friend! Like you, I have been here a long time Not quite as long as you, but so many years, that it has become such an important part of my day. And in the beginning, no one could have been more surprised than me, to know what I was about find. Friendships that circled the globe, a love of poetry that I had never known, ...PS has opened a window to a world for which I've been always grateful. Although I've decided to ease off a little, taking a break has not been easy! I am drawn to PS like a bee to honey !! Thank you for being one of the first to encourage me in 2008 !! <3

Brian Strand
Date: 2/17/2017 3:23:00 AM

Thank you Carrie ,one of my long time poet internet friends who have made PS what it has become.I know that feeling of the daily attraction of PS .

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 2/16/2017 8:14:00 PM

I miss the stats too, Brian. It was a nice little extra thing. It did not have a purpose for others but I felt it was nice for my own knowledge. Of course I love Soup!! So i had to come here and comment. Congrats on being here so long.

Brian Strand
Date: 2/17/2017 3:16:00 AM

Thanks Andrea, one of those constant internet poet friends I mention above

Anthony
Mark

Date: 2/16/2017 1:27:00 PM

I find that poetrysoup is like a kind of friendly gathering place, like Heathrow airport,...but then fatigue kicks in and things go awry, and it then seems hostile with division....but then again, it's like a place to come and relax, kick of ya shoes and drift away .........

Rob
Carmack

Date: 2/16/2017 12:52:00 PM

The GUI of this site is excellent. It is clean & efficient. I also like the additions admin has added since I joined. Fellow poets, both friend and foe, have inspired me frequently. This is a good place to be.

Darren
White

Date: 2/16/2017 8:05:00 AM

I love being here, I am not long enough here to understand the features Soup used to have :) I made great friends here and I intend to stay, my own poetry evolves so greatly by all suggestions, comments and collaborations.

Chris
Green

Date: 2/16/2017 6:30:00 AM

I have really enjoyed my time here on soup and have made some wonderful and encouraging friends who continue to inspire me daily. I have not been here that long but I have spent many years on several other sites and I can tell you, soup is the best all around poetry site I have found. I plan on being a member here for a long time.

Barry
Stebbings

Date: 2/16/2017 6:06:00 AM

I joined PS at the end Feb last year after some friends had persuaded me to publish my work. I was extremely nervous as I was not sure people would like it. I really appreciate the welcome I received and the encouragement to continue writing. I do now read the work of new poets and respond positively if I like their poems. I have read so much really good and imaginative poetry here and I really do appreciate comments. One of the biggest positives for me is the dated copyright. Next month I shall renew my membership and I am thinking about a lifetime membership.

Stephen
Pennell

Date: 2/16/2017 4:50:00 AM

tried other sites and found poetry soup to be the most user friendly, with a great bunch of poets . the comps are great and encourage you to try different forms I had never even heard of . highlight being a place in one of brians comps . stephen

Jan
Allison

Date: 2/16/2017 4:49:00 AM

I would never have flourished as a poet without the support and encouragement from people on the site and have learned so so much in 3 years. I have seen many changes since I joined and we just have to move with the times and I like the new features with the audio and also being able to add a photo is a feature I now love ... although I was adamant at the time I'd never use it lol:-) I will remain on the site as long as the ink continues to flow:-) hugs Jan xx

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JULY JUBILEE send-a -soupmail Date Posted: 7/3/2025 12:59:00 AM
JULY FOURTH your call Date Posted: 7/1/2025 12:53:00 AM
JULY JAMBOREE in a word Date Posted: 6/29/2025 12:51:00 AM
SUMMER SYLLABLES (2) tri-syllabic Date Posted: 6/27/2025 1:03:00 AM
JUNE JUNIORITY blast from the past Date Posted: 6/25/2025 2:00:00 AM
SUMMER SYLLABLES - (1) distich Date Posted: 6/23/2025 12:09:00 AM
SUMMER SENTIMENT opinion piece Date Posted: 6/21/2025 12:09:00 AM
SUMMER SHADORMA an apt pun Date Posted: 6/19/2025 1:01:00 AM
JUNE JOURNEY rhymed couplet Date Posted: 6/17/2025 2:13:00 AM
SUMMER SLANG in a word Date Posted: 6/15/2025 1:45:00 AM
JUNE JUEJU bio Date Posted: 6/14/2025 12:57:00 AM
SUMMER CVC phrase Date Posted: 6/12/2025 2:26:00 AM
SUMMER SIMILE popular phrase Date Posted: 6/11/2025 12:29:00 AM
JUNE JUXTAPOSE oxymoron Date Posted: 6/9/2025 12:29:00 AM
JUNE JINGLE apt ad Date Posted: 6/7/2025 12:43:00 AM
PERSONALISE PENTECOST alliteration Date Posted: 6/3/2025 12:38:00 AM
JUNE JOLLY chiasmus Date Posted: 6/1/2025 2:09:00 AM
A MAY MOTIF flower Date Posted: 5/28/2025 2:50:00 AM
MAY MONOMETER footle Date Posted: 5/26/2025 3:09:00 AM
MAY MUSE after style of Date Posted: 5/24/2025 12:59:00 AM
MAY- METAPHOR defined Date Posted: 5/22/2025 2:04:00 AM
MAY MEMORY in a line Date Posted: 5/21/2025 12:49:00 AM
HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY POETRYSOUP Date Posted: 5/19/2025 2:14:00 AM
MAY METER exampled Date Posted: 5/17/2025 8:23:00 AM
MAY MIMESIS interpretative imitation Date Posted: 5/16/2025 8:46:00 AM

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6/16/2025	CRAPSEY'S AMERICAN CINQUAIN exampled DIDACTIC 2	Cinquain	poetry,word play,
6/16/2025	TANKA-in-english SHOW TELL exampled DIDACTIC 1	Tanka	poetry,word play,
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6/11/2025	FOOTLE 'E'nd of 'L' ine 'F'orm - 2 forms in one-an innovation	Rhyme	word play,
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5/20/2025	FUSIONS	Clerihew	appreciation,song,
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5/19/2025	HAPPY BIRTHDAY POETRYSOUP	Clerihew	anniversary,appreciation,
5/19/2025	EURO WINNER	Clerihew	song,
5/15/2025	BUTTERFLY emoji	Clerihew	art,
5/8/2025	V E DAY - EIGHTH of MAY	Footle	anniversary,memory,war,
5/3/2025	EKPHRASIS monostich	Ekphrasis	appreciation,music,
5/2/2025	HIKU and U a poetic observation	Tristich	appreciation,poetry,
4/30/2025	MUSIC CLERIHEW	Clerihew	appreciation,music,
4/29/2025	OPEN A	Verse	word play,
4/28/2025	WISTFUL	Verse	word play,
4/27/2025	FREE VERSE what it is	Didactic	poetry,word play,words,
4/27/2025	MAKIING A GESTURE	Clerihew	art,word play,
4/27/2025	ACRONYM F poetics	Bio	appreciation,poetry,
4/26/2025	ACRONYM E art	Epigram	art,word play,
4/26/2025	POETRY PARAPHRASE E monstich	Alliteration	art,poetry,
4/25/2025	POETRY PARAPHRASE D monostich	Epigram	appreciation,
4/25/2025	ACRONYM D poetry	Epigram	appreciation,poetry,
4/25/2025	PROGRAMMING PIONEER	Clerihew	appreciation,computer,
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4/24/2025	POETRY PARAPHRASE C	Alliteration	poetry,voice,
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4/23/2025	ACRONYM MOTTOS	Tristich	art,philosophy,poetry,
4/23/2025	UKIYO-E SCENES	Ekphrasis	appreciation,art,
4/22/2025	ACRONYM rights-duties IMHO	Didactic	word play,
4/22/2025	CLERIHEW hiroshige	Clerihew	art,
4/22/2025	ACRONYM tristich B	Epigram	appreciation,voice,word p
4/22/2025	POETRY PARAPHRASE B monostich	Alliteration	appreciation,poetry,voice
4/21/2025	ACRONYM tristich A	Bio	word play,
4/21/2025	POETRY PARAPHRASE A monostich	Rhyme	appreciation,poetry,voice
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4/19/2025	DALI PSEUDO SCAPIGLIATA	Ekphrasis	appreciation,art,
4/19/2025	ART REP-AR-TEE H	Rhyme	appreciation,art,
4/19/2025	CONCRETE SHAPES just my opinion g	Alliteration	appreciation,art,poetry,
4/18/2025	ART REP-AR-TEE G	Epigram	appreciation,art,
4/18/2025	CAPITALISATON just my opinion f	Alliteration	poetry,voice,
4/17/2025	MUSICAL REP-AR-TEE G	Alliteration	appreciation,ireland,musi
4/17/2025	CLASSICAL just my opinion e	Alliteration	appreciation,music,
4/16/2025	MUSIC REP-AR-TEE monostich F	Alliteration	appreciation,music,
4/16/2025	COUNTRY MUSIC just my opinion d	Alliteration	appreciation,music,
4/15/2025	NARRATIVE	Verse	fantasy,
4/15/2025	MUSIC REP-AR-TEE monostich E	Rhyme	appreciation,music,
4/15/2025	ROCK'N ROLL just my opinon c	Rhyme	appreciation,dance,music,
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4/13/2025	ART REP-AR-TEE monostich E	Epigram	art,
4/13/2025	RHETORIC just my opinion a	Alliteration	poetry,voice,word play,
4/12/2025	ART REP-AR -TEE monostich D	Epigram	art,
4/12/2025	CREATIVITY just my opinion Z	Alliteration	creation,giving,inspirati
4/11/2025	ART REP-AR-TEE monstich C	Epigram	art,
4/11/2025	RECITATION just my opinion Y	Alliteration	voice,word play,
4/10/2025	POETIC REP- AR- TEE monstich E	Epigram	poetry,
4/10/2025	CADENCE just my opinion X	Epigram	spoken word,voice,word pl
4/9/2025	POETIC REP-AR-TEE monstich D	Epigram	poetry,word play,
4/9/2025	PROSODY just my opinion W	Alliteration	voice,
4/8/2025	POETRY REP-AR-TEE monostich C	Epigram	poetry,word play,
4/8/2025	ALLITERATION just my opinion V	Alliteration	poetry,remember,repetitio
4/7/2025	C R E A T I V I T Y	Verse	word play,
4/7/2025	POETRY REP-AR-TEE monostich B	Epigram	poetry,
4/7/2025	SYLLABICS just my opinion U	Alliteration	poetry,
4/6/2025	POETRY REP-AR-TEE monostich A	Epigram	poetry,word play,
4/6/2025	LOWER CASIFY just my opinion T	Alliteration	poetry,voice,
4/5/2025	MUSIC REP-AR-TEE monostich D	Epigram	music,
4/5/2025	FORM just my opinion S	Alliteration	poetry,
4/4/2025	MUSIC REP-AR-TEE monostich C	Epigram	music,
4/4/2025	HIKU just my opinion R	Alliteration	imagery,
4/3/2025	WORDPLAY	Rhyme	repetition,word play,
4/3/2025	CLERIHEW galle	Ekphrasis	art,
4/3/2025	MUSIC REP-AR-TEE monostich B	Epigram	music,
4/3/2025	HAIKU just my opinion Q	Alliteration	poetry,
4/2/2025	CLERIHEW hofmann	Ekphrasis	art,
4/2/2025	DIAPASON	Verse	voice,
4/2/2025	MUSIC just my opinion P	Alliteration	music,
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4/1/2025	POETRY just my opinion O	Alliteration	poetry,
4/1/2025	ART REP-ART- EE monostich B	Epigram	art,
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3/31/2025	KNICK KNACKERY	Verse	senses,
3/31/2025	ART just my opinion N	Alliteration	art,
3/31/2025	ART REP-AR-TEE monstich A	Epigram	art,
3/30/2025	MANIA	Verse	word play,
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