Gone too soon…

Some days, more than others, we are reminded how fragile life can be. Today is such a day for me. … More

Jubilate Agno – A list poem by Christopher Smart

I like to try different types and forms of poetry writing. My investigations of list poetry led me to an … More

A list poem is just that. A list of things. List poems first appeared thousands of years ago. The bible … More

One hundred and two years ago Caroline Ada Bryant had a baby boy on this day. Her second child, also … More

A villanelle has 19 lines. The first 15 lines are written in tercet stanzas. A tercet is 3 lines of … More

An ABC poem can take two forms. Simply begin the poem with a word. The following line begins with a … More

This wee girl was feral – and on her own for the past few weeks after mum and her brother … More

Fibonacci poetry is based on a number sequence. Typically a Fibonacci poem has 6 lines and 20 syllables. Many poets … More

It was a beautiful day. I was not the sole member of my household taking advantage of it. In the … More

An Acrostic Poem tells its readers about the title word. It takes the letters of the title and uses that … More