The sestina is a traditional poetic form popularized by the likes of Dante Aleghiri, but one that rose to popularity among contemporary poets such as Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Pattern: the sestina has six stanzas of six lines each, and a final stanza of three lines. (39 lines in total). The final stanza is […]
Poetic Form: Repetition
Jose Olivarez’s poem (citizen) (illegal) uses the repetition of the words citizen and illegal to create a haunting cadence. Willie Perdomo’s poem “Where I’m From” also uses repetition to expertly evoke feelings of place in those who might recognize their own experience in his lines while also calling out to a listener who does not […]
Free Verse, Part 1: Description
There is a clear description of the “free verse” form in the “Poet’s Glossary on the American Academy of Poets website. According to this site free verse is: “a poetry of organic rhythms, of deliberate irregularity, improvisatory delight. Free verse is a form of nonmetrical writing that takes pleasure in a various and emergent verbal music. . […]
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