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Brief Poetic Forms
General
Category: Poetic Form (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Poetic_form
Category: Haikai forms (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Haikai_forms
Haiku
syllable count 5-7-5 = 17 ( in Japanese form)
three lines
‘a moment of insight connected with nature’1
reference to one of the seasons
Senryu
syllable count similar to haiku
three lines
subject: human nature, humorous or satirical
Haibun
Autobiographical prose narrative
Containing or concluded with a haiku or haikus
How to Haiku
http://www.ahapoetry.com/haiku.htm
How to Write a Haiku Poem (with sample poems) – WikiHow
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Haiku-Poem
Bruce Ross. 2002. How to Haiku. A Writer’s Guide to Haiku and Related Forms
Haiga
Haiku with a drawing which complements or responds to it.
Haiga: Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiga
Haiga on line
Lune
a variant haiku created for the English language
three lines
there are two types of Lune
- Robert Kelly lune: 5-3-5 = 13 syllables
- Jack Collum lune: 3-5-3 = 11 words
unlike haiku – free of all constraints
no need for seasons
may use any other poetic devices
Lune (Poetry):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lune_(poetry)
The Lune: the English Language Haiku – Publishing – Writing (Holly Bliss)
http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Lune:-The-English-Language-Haiku&id=645398
Writing Lune Poetry – Yahoo! Voices
http://voices.yahoo.com/writing-lune-poetry-2867427.html?cat=38
Poetic Form: Lune I WritersDigest.com (Robert Lee Brewer)
http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poets/poetic-form-lune
Tanka
5 lines
“Lyric poetry – that is, poetry filled with highly personal and emotional expression” (Bruce Ross, 2002)1
Syllables 5-7-5-7-7
Connects thoughts and feelings to nature
can use metaphor and simile
modern flexibility of syllable count & subject
Tanka Online
Lanterne
5-line (quintaine)
syllable count 1-2-3-4-1 = 11 (cf haiku=17, lune=13)
may or may not have a title
Lanternes
http://quintain.blogspot.co.uk/
Lanterne (poem)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanterne_(poem)
Poetry Soup: Lanterne poems and poetry (many examples)
http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems/Lanterne
Write an Instant Lantern (shape) Poem
http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/lantern.htm
How to write a lantern poem (E. Sorin)
http://www.ehow.com/how_4928414_write-lantern-poem.html
Cinquain
Invented by Adelaide Crapsey (1878-1914), academic and teacher
Influenced by Japanese Tanka and Haiku
Considered one of the first Imagist poets
Syllable count 2-4-6-8-2
Originally, made up of iambs
Modern versions keep to syllable count by less strict on scanning.
There are however modern variations on Crapsey’s original form….
The Didactic Cinquain
Used in elementary schools
Also used by adult poets
Based on word count: 1-2-3-4-1
- one-word title – the subject of the poem
- pair of descriptive adjectives
- 3 word phrase giving more information (-ing)
- 4 words describing feelings related to the subject
- single word reference to the subject
What is a Cinquain poem (Shawn M. Tomlinson)
http://www.ehow.com/about_4571565_what-cinquain-poem.html
How to write a Cinquain poem
http://www.ehow.com/how_4514701_write-cinquain-poem.html
Amaze: The Cinquain Journal
http://www.amaze-cinquain.com/
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