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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 *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)it was inspired by the famous FLEAS Adam/had'em.

 

HIKU a tristich HAIKU is a centuries old Japanese traditional phonetical & cultural poetic form

whereas HIKU is a relatively recent 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 'invented' syllabic( 5-7-5 ) line restrictions of the 'haiku in english 'is the 'free verse' version of the '5:7:5 haiku in English'. similar but different ,a present tense poetic ,the - hiku is the written or recited equivalent to arts 'gestural spontaneous happening' . Creativity the key in a verse freed from strict syllabic constraint within its triplicity of format(tristich)& yet inherently enigmatic & often with a caesura and surprise ending( VERSUM )to give a 'turning' to the line. The flexible 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.

 

OPEN VERSE using spaces&breaks/no grammatical symbols /relying on 'the one breath limitation'/thus intuitive cadence permits the 'reader' (reciter)to respond in an interpretative-interplay unique** to the ' happening moment'

 

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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/

sculptured poetic fusion https://sculptureguide.blogspot.com/ o

Coloured hand print
2 Crushed paper presse
3 Sculpture paper mache (front)
4 Coloured cut-outs
5 String installation
6 Sculpture paper mache (back)
7 Dada style safety pins
8 Hanging found object trouve
 

And my Christan verse @

https://mychristianverse.blogspot.com/

 

 

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Blog Posted by Brian Strand: 5/31/2011 8:29:00 AM
Picasso once described his life 's work with this profound comment..art is a lie that makes us realise the truth...perhaps likewise poetry 's stylised communication form leaves a more memorable impression on the listener than everyday speech.Pop lyrics being the best example of such poetrry,though most would rarely realise it as such.


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Date: 5/31/2011 9:44:00 PM
Apropos Picasso Andrea much of his more surreal art is not to every taste ie trying to show more than one angle in one picture is not always easy to grasp.Have tried some of his early work ie his blue period for eg,also some of his sculpture etc,a very versatile guy
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Date: 5/31/2011 9:39:00 PM
Andrea my observation was about song lyrics in general,this poetic form with its music link,are heard on many lips,young and old,from rap to oldies to hymns and worship songs even.Often the meter seems to be a key(no pun intended!),as Paula mentions below in her comment
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Date: 5/31/2011 6:43:00 PM
It would be nice to know what you consider stylised lyrics,Brian. Do you mean strange ones, kind of like those used in psychedelic rock? If so, I do not like them so much. I prefer down to earth easy to comprehend (yet poetic or symbolic) lyrics. I am not a big fan of Picasso either. I guess that explains my take on this!
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Date: 5/31/2011 6:13:00 PM
Interesting ideas..Sara
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Date: 5/31/2011 2:49:00 PM
The ekphrasis contest is different to earlier contest Samual,but does call for an ekphrasis verse UPTO five lines .Thanks for yr interest in my endeavours
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Date: 5/31/2011 1:59:00 PM
I have a question about one of your contests. please check soupmail. Thanks.
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