Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
K is for Kyrielle
30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 Forms The Kyrielle A French poetic form that originated as troubadour poetry - that is, themes of war, chivalry, or courtly love. One possible form is composed with aabb rhyming couplets ending with the same word that serves as a refrain....
J is for Joseph’s Star
30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 FormsJOSEPH'S STAR The Joseph's Star is a poetry form created by Christina R Jussaume. This poem is has 8 lines with the following syllable counts: 1, 3, 5, 7, 7, 5, 3, and 1. The poem may be written on any subject, be center aligned, has...
I is for Imayo
30 Poems in 30 Days with 30 FormsThe Imayo The Japanese poetic form, Imayo, has four lines, each with 12 syllables. While that may sound intimidating, the syllables are broken up mid-line with a caesura - a pause- between the first 7 syllables and the final 5. The 5/7...
About Patricia Franz
Published poet & kidlit writer
cultivating joy and inspiring
a long, loving look at the real.
Follow Patricia on Social!