Month of Forms: Day 20 – the Ekphrastic Poem

by Louise Robertson ======================== Today’s form is the ekphrastic poem. Ekphrastic poetry comments on another art form, a picture, a Continue reading →

Month of Forms: Day 19 – The Found Poem

by Louise Robertson ======================== As you can tell, I am all for forms that help you write and write better Continue reading →

Month of Forms: Day 18 – Jazz Poetry

by Louise Robertson ========================= You are not going to believe this, but when you look up Jazz Poetry the earliest Continue reading →

Month of Forms: Day 17 – The Elegy

by Louise Robertson ========================= The elegy is a sad and reflective poem about someone who has passed away. It can Continue reading →

PROMPTS (April 1-11, 2014)

PROMPT: On the first day you stopped being a child, what happened? PROMPT: Write about a relationship as if it Continue reading →

Month of Forms: Day 16 – Anaphora

by Louise Robertson ================================== My favorite forms are the ones that practically write themselves, not just your paint-by-numbers double dactyls Continue reading →

Month of Forms: Day 15 – The Allegory

by Louise Robertson ================================== An allegory is a story about one thing, that is actually talking about another thing. It’s Continue reading →

Day 14: The Haiku (you knew it was going to be featured at some point, right?)

by Louise Robertson ================================== Well, we’re not doing the haiku, per se, but the American haiku. The traditional haiku (with Continue reading →