Two Forms, One Theme: Results!Wow! When we put this contest together, we were not expecting such a wonderful response and entries! We had a STACK of poems to judge, which is why it took a little longer than planned. However, I am pleased to share with you all the results of the 2 forms, 1 theme contest!As a whole, we were happy with the results. There was some really good choices between forms used- though perhaps some needing to explore the forms a little more. The Eastern forms in particular needed a bit more to them- perhaps reading this interview with some renowned Eastern writers will help. That said, there were some fantastic Ghazals, some seriously strong sonnets and even a limerick thrown in, which was exactly what we wanted to see.The judges based the results viewing each poem individually out of 30 marks. They were marked for each poem individually, the aesthetics between the two, the conten
Yes You Can!Yes You Can!Helpful Hints On Reading and Discussing Poetry Contest Information Below! Hi! Welcome to #projecteducate’s week on poetry forms. I’m here to talk about poetry in more general terms, which might help you with the rest of the week. As a great lover of poetry, it makes me incredibly sad when I see a comment on dA that saysI just don’t get poetryorI like this poem, but I don’t know whyorI can’t possibly say anything about this poem, it’s just so much better than I could doIf you can see yourself in any of those comments, this article is for you! By the end of it, you’ll have some idea of what to think about when reading and later commenting on a poem, as well as the opportunity to win some points in a contest. Obviously no article is going to teach you “eve
The Ghazal: An IntroductionGhazalsThe ghazal is a widely-used but poorly-understood poetic genre and style, originating in panegyric Arabic verse and adapted (approximately) into contemporary English poetry. In this article I will be touching on the history of the ghazal, its original Arabic form, and the various ways it's been adapted into English. I will also be spotlighting some great ghazals from deviantART and around the 'net. Please note that the English ghazal, like English haiku, has a handful of forms and aesthetics and no one is more "right" than others; for less confusion I am sticking to the better-known aesthetics in this treatment, and especially to those more frequently seen in literary magazines. Feel free to chime in on the comments with anything you'd like to add regarding other aesthetics.The Arabic GhazalArabic ghazals ( غزليات - ghazaliyyat ) have been around a long time, much longer t
PE: Two Forms, One Theme Contest! Just a reminder there is only ONE day left to submit your poems! Entries are collecting fast so please ensure it is submitted in time if you'd like to be in with a chance! The prizes are FABULOUS so why wouldn't you? Hello all!I hope you all enjoyed our PE week on Poetry Forms! Before I begin divulging our grand finale of the week, I want to share my since thanks to everyone who wrote an article, supported, helped organise and got involved with this week, you guys are really awesome! And since we’ve got such a nice collection of articles, it would be naughty of us to now ignore them! To celebrate poetry forms week, we have a contest for you!TWO FORMS, ONE THEMEThe contest challenge is simple: Write two poems of the same theme, but use two different fixed forms.Things to consider before writing your poems Do your research into the forms, especially if they’re new to you. Check
The VillanelleSo, form poetry.Daunting, right?I never thought I would be a poet. I was a story-teller, a writer of fiction, a female Hemingway for the new era.And then I took my first university writing class.And fell in love with writing poetry. Free form, flowing, no-holds-barred, no-need-for-rhyme poetry.So, how did I come to fall in love with writing form poetry?Form poetry pushes me, personally, as a writer. When it comes to creating something specifically to put it in a box, I am a perfectionist. And, perhaps in this case, that's a good thing.The first poetry form I had to use in college was the villanelle:Refrain 1Line 2Refrain 2Line 4Line 5Refrain 1Line 7Line 8Refrain 2Line 10Line 11Refrain 1Line 13Line 14Refrain 2Line 16Line 17Refrain 1Refrain 2There are five tercets and a concluding quatrain. The refrains must rhyme.Mad Girl's Love Song by Sylvia Plath"I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my l
France's Fancy Fixed Forms: Rondeau and FriendsFrance's Fancy Fixed Forms: The Rondeau (& Friends):iconlegaspplz: Ah, the French. Their proud romantic culture has provided us with a wealth of artistic innovation: a wide range of cheeses and pastries; the Louvre, Versailles, and the iconic Eiffel Tower; and some memorable poetic forms, including the ballade, the villanelle, and today's subject: the rondeau (ron-DOH).While not as well-known today as the sonnet or haiku, these French styles have been around just as long, if not longer. The rondeau, like its cousins, has a restricted number of end rhymes (two, usually labeled 'a' and 'b') and a short refrain repeated throughout. This refrain, also known as the rentrement, comes from the first half of the poem's first line. If you've heard of the rondeau before, chances are it's thanks to the World War I p
SonnetsSonnetsThis article aims to give you an outline of sonnets, including what they are, their history and some examples of the different kinds of sonnet. Hopefully along the way you'll pick up some tips to help you write sonnets (or write better sonnets!).What is a sonnet?Sonnets feature:Fourteen linesFixed metreFixed rhyme schemeA shift in mood or perspective during the poemSonnets are short poems which traditionally have 14 lines, a fixed metre and a fixed rhyme scheme. Despite, or perhaps because of, the formal constraints of sonnets, they often deal with themes of emotions, love, and freedom. The name ‘sonnet’ comes from the Italian meaning ‘little sound’ or ‘little song’Sonnets usually have two sections; a proposition or argument followed by an answer, solution, or a different way of looking at the original issue. In this, sonnets a
Poetic Meter: A Complete Reference ManualPoetic Meter: A Complete Reference ManualEarlier in the week ^Beccalicious posted an A-Z of Poetry Forms which received a great response from the community. This time around, we're bringing you a comprehensive list of meter. Even later in the week, *LaBruyere will be bringing you a guide on how to make your fixed form poetry a reality. This article is a (complete as can be) reference for reliable patterns of poetic meter with a widely-accepted method of scansion used to define them. This article is intended for those who have somewhat of a grasp on what fixed form is! So before we dive into the article know what you're in for (lots of terminology and patterns). Here are some terms and symbols you should be aware of:Prosody TerminologyCaesura - A complete pause within a line of poetry, sometimes provoked by a mark of punctuation.Cola -
PE: Poetry Form Week Roundup + ReminderPoetry Form Week RoundupIt's time to bring our poetry form week at #projecteducate to a close, and with that we'd like to thank everybody who worked with us at the group and all of those who contributed articles to make for an exciting and successful week. Our contributors and their corresponding articles can be found below.Don't Forget!*ShadowedAcolyte is holding a comment contest for poetry. The only requirement for an entry is your participation. Others bring the work, you bring the comments! Prizes and other details can be found here: I'm a linkity-link, click me!Stay tuned to #CRLiterature for other upcoming goodies. The ArticlesMondayPE: Poetry Forms Week by ^Beccalicious
Project Educate: Interview with =Sammur-AmatA seasoned writer, who has plenty of wisdom to share about a very specific poetry type: The Villanelle. Here to guide us is: =Sammur-amat!Information about villanelles can be found in *travelgirlxx's article here.When did you start writing poetry?I enjoy both poetry and prose and believe prosetry to be made of unicorn blood. I remember being fond of writing ever since middle school essays. My passion for writing poetry and other prose form followed during high school. It is only after university though that I truly started pursuing written art and I'm cherishing every minute.What is your artistic work process?I don't really think I have a writing process nor a pre or post routine of any sort. Sometimes its that things just come to me while I take my afternoon tea/coffee
Project Educate: Haiku, Senryu, Tanka, and RengaAs part of Poetry Forms week at #projecteducate, we wanted to go into a bit of detail regarding some of the more well-known Eastern forms of writing. The same way there are many forms of Western poetry, there are many forms of Eastern poetry, and ultimately this article will barely begin to scrape the surface of even the forms that it actually touches on, but within this article, there are links to resources that delve further into the subject matter, and all are worth reading if the subject interests you.Haiku & SenryuHaiku, in the classical Japanese sense, is a small poem comprised of 17 characters known as on (sometimes onji). These characters each represent one unit of sound, and each unit of sound has its own meaning which then contributes to the overall haiku. The 17 on are split into phrases of 5, 7, and 5, which is where the most commonly know
Why Form?Be not the first by whom the new are tried,Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.—Alexander Pope, An Essay on CriticismThe history of poetry reminds me of standing knee-deep in the water at the beach. Though you are continually in the water, you are able to feel movement after movement, wave after wave rolling in. You can feel the receding water sucking the sand from beneath your feet, but with the coming of each new wave, you need never fear being sucked into the miry ground. So it is with poetry. There's something intrinsic to poetry—the joy of prosody, of the delightful placement of words, and of the novel communication of ideas—that it keeps bringing wave after wave, generation after generation of poets and styles and forms.Let me take you back...I cannot say what came first: poetry or music or storytelling. But I do know that the day man found that he could piece together words evoking
PE: Interview with some dA Haiku MastersHello allAs part of this weeks #projecteducate, we have interviewed two members whose work is almost entirely focussed on fixed form poetry- and in this instance Eastern Poetry. In my early deviantART days, Eastern poetry writing went through a popular phase. There were regular HaikuWriMo months, challenges and clubs; some of which still continue in their own ways. Two members who have continued that popularity and developed their skills in these forums are `jade-pandora and *moyanII- both owners of a huge collection of Eastern poetry, DD's and beautiful creative writing. Both these delightful deviants have taken the time to share their experiences in this interview. `jade-pandora was born in Los Angeles, California. She started writing seriously in 2001, joined deviantArt in 2003, and in 2007 discovered dA’s literature community when she stumbled into the HaikuWriMo of October 2007. Her fascination with Haiku dre
PE: Poetry Forms- An A-Z An A-Z of Poetry Forms!Hello!To kick start this week at #projecteducate, we're starting off with a slightly lighter-hearted article listing just some of the poetic forms that exist out there. Lets be honest, there are hundreds and we can't list every single one. This is just a slice of the forms out there and if you are wishing to expand your understanding of different forms, do some research and don't take this as gospel!Each form has a direct link to a site that describes the form in more detail, usually with examples too. I have also included some good examples from dA when I have found them.Yes some of these link to wikipedia!AABC- A poem where each word, line or stanza starts with the next continuous letter of the alphabet. Also known as an "Abcedarian"<b>
PE: Poetry Forms Week!Hello everyone and welcome to Poetry Form’s week on #projecteducate! This is the first of what we hope are several PE weeks for literature this year, broken down into delightful chunks instead of one big week!We’ve started with poetry forms because we’d like to take the opportunity to look at individual poetry forms and help educate what these forms are truly about. Amongst the miscats of the literature gallery, the forms are often struck quite badly and a little education may help with that situation.So what exactly do we mean by poetry form?A poetry form is the set of rules that a style of poem may follow in its creation. This can include syllables, meter, rhyme schemes, themes and layout. Each individual form could have several rules applied to it.There are a wide variety of poetry forms out there, originating from all over the world, some of which we plan to look at in more detail this week
Project Educate: Free Verse`KathrynODriscoll's interview of `thetaoofchaos and =AzizrianDaoXrak in regards to Free Verse Poetry. Held on March 6th at 8:28 at Project Educate Studios, L.A.[ begin transmission ]`KathrynODriscoll: *taps the microphone* is this thing on?`thetaoofchaos: I can hear you, loud and clear!=AzizrianDaoXrak: `KathrynODriscoll: Oh. We’re on. Okay. Hello and welcome to Project Educate’s exclusive interview with Free-Verse brainiacs `thetaoofchaos and =AzizrianDaoXrak! Today we are going to discuss free verse poetry, what that means and some great examples of it, and some of the issues it creates. We are also going to finally hear the latest news on Shane’s upcoming album “I never touched her” and talk about what it’s like backstage with One Direction and find out the exclusive gossip on Azi’s infamous Vegas wedding to Richard Armitage!=AzizrianDaoXrak
PE - SciFaiku Poetry FormWhat on earth is SciFaiku?SciFaiku (science fiction haiku) is a minimalist science fiction poetry form similar to traditional haiku. According to Wikipedia (grain of salt guys), the earliest publication of SciFaiku was likely in 1962. It became known officially as SciFaiku in 1995 when the SciFaiku Manifesto was posted up by Tom Brink. (At the time of finalizing this article, the website is down; however, I have seen it go down and come back up before, so it's worth saving. They may be having server issues.)How does one write SciFaiku?SciFaiku is written like traditional contemporary haiku, and as such, SciFaiku seeks a sense of immediacy. A capture of a moment. A directness of expression, avoiding abstractions. A good SciFaiku does not make any judgments. Conveying a feeling of immediacy is important. Here's an example: Digging up an ancient city, finding the print
Beauty in Structure: Form PoetryBeauty in Structure: A How-To of Form PoetryThere was once a time in which I despised free verse poetry for its lack of structure. It takes no talent to write this, I thought. Now, being an intelligent and rational adult I recognize that free verse has its merits. I even write in it occasionally, and it seems to be the default of many budding poets. But what is it about form poetry that makes beginning poets afraid of it? Perhaps the same thing that makes it so much better than free verse poetry, to me. And while many of you may understand the ins and outs of form poetry, especially as a result of this past week, it takes a little more work to apply it.To that end, I wish to explain and explore some of my favorite methods of binding myself to structure--specifically meter. There is much more to writing form poetry than merely rhyming the words on the ends of the lines. And despite that "confine" and "bind" sound like negative wo
Poetry enthusiasts and experts wanted! Still a plenty of room for articles if you interested! Please drop a note to #CRLiterature ASAP Hello all!In the first week of March (4th-10th), we are hosting a week at #projecteducate based on poetry forms. During this week, we would like to invite members of the community to come write informative/ educational articles to contribute to this week.You can write articles:- About specific poetry forms (with featured examples)- "How to" guides on writing specific forms.- Interviews with dA poets who focus on specific forms- Art features (i.e. A collection of concrete poetry)- Famous form poems/poets- Workshops/ Prompts/ contests based on a formThese are just suggestions!If you are interested in writing an article, please drop a note entitled "PE Week" to #CRLiterature with an outline of what you intend to write. We are planning this in advance; giving you the chance for you to draft an article- which we are more than happy to review prior to
ProjectEducate: Copyright & 1st Publication RiCopyrighting and First Publication RightsAs a part of #projecteducate, the literature gallery moderators will be posting a series of news articles about the literature community and gallery here on deviantART, as well as literature in general. We will be covering various topics that we feel deserve more exposure. Tonight, it's time to talk about copyrighting your writing, and what it means to share your writing online if you'd like to get it published too.Copyrighting your Writing:The basics of CopyrightAll original works on deviantART are the legal property of the artist who submits them. This means that when you submit any kind of writing as a deviation to deviantART, its yours and you retain all rights to it. The site does not own it, nor can anyone use it or repost it without your permission. Basically, all that intimidating Submission Agreement (the lengthy page of writing you agreed to when submitting for the first time)
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Just a reminder there is only ONE day left to submit your poems! Entries are collecting fast so please ensure it is submitted in time if you'd like to be in with a chance! The prizes are FABULOUS so why wouldn't you? 
Do your research into the forms, especially if they’re new to you. Check 
If you've heard of the rondeau before, chances are it's thanks to the World War I p
