The Double Amputation Theory of Poetry
There’s a theory out there about poetry that sounds like something you’d hear in a joke about the fools of Gotham. Once upon a time, a fellow of Gotham cut… Read more The Double Amputation Theory of Poetry →
Non-themed Poetry Challenge (Originally 12 Hours of Poetry Challenge)
We’ve done lots of writing challenges here and we tend to offer critiques. For a change, this challenge was just for fun with critiques by request only. I started Saturday,… Read more Non-themed Poetry Challenge (Originally 12 Hours of Poetry Challenge) →
Rock-a-bye Baby and Midwifery
Have you ever thought the nursery rhyme “Rock-a-bye Baby” sounds kind of scary for a lullaby? Here’s an interpretation of it that harks back to Midwifery. Rock-a-bye babyIn the treetop… Read more Rock-a-bye Baby and Midwifery →
Poetry Challenge 20, Imagery: Post Thy Poems
Note: If you come here following a link from a Curator email, the 12-poem flash challenge is elsewhere. Follow this link. The challenge is to steal some technique from the… Read more Poetry Challenge 20, Imagery: Post Thy Poems →
Poetry Challenge 20 – Imagery
We’ve been talking in the comments about the two beauties of a poem, generated by the dual nature of language, which is poetry’s material. There’s physical beauty, created by sound… Read more Poetry Challenge 20 – Imagery →
Elements of Eloquence Single Line Challenge, Chapters 18, 19 and 20: Syllepsis, Isocolon and Enallage
This brings our single-line challenge to the halfway point! I hope we’ve been floating like a butterfly through these challenges. It’s supposed to be fun, low-pressure, no fear of failure,… Read more Elements of Eloquence Single Line Challenge, Chapters 18, 19 and 20: Syllepsis, Isocolon and Enallage →
Elements of Eloquence Single Line Challenge, Chapters 14, 15, 16 and 17: Hendiadys, Epistrophe, Tricolon and Epizeuxis
These four Rhetorical Figures lead into one another neatly, in the entertaining, short, and informative chapters 14 – 17 of our Challenge textbook: The Elements of Eloquence, by Mark Forsyth.… Read more Elements of Eloquence Single Line Challenge, Chapters 14, 15, 16 and 17: Hendiadys, Epistrophe, Tricolon and Epizeuxis →
Elements of Eloquence Single Line Challenge, Chapter 10: Periodic Sentence
This one’s long, so let’s go temporarily back to a single-chapter format. The periodic sentence is a long sentence, in which the main verb is postponed until the very end.… Read more Elements of Eloquence Single Line Challenge, Chapter 10: Periodic Sentence →
Slow Literature 