Whoops! Another Monday passed me by. I began a two week intensive training institute for teachers preparing to become mentors yesterday, so let's just say I've been a bit busy. However, as I sit in a darkened room waiting for teachers to arrive, I've been writing and was suddenly dumbstruck by the realization that I posted no challenge for the week. Forgive me, please, for this momentary lapse. We'll call this one a poetry Tuesday stretch.
Since I am into counting syllables lately, the challenge this week is to write in the form of rictameter. Rictameter is a nine line poetry form in which the 1st and last lines are the same. The syllable count is 2/4/6/8/10/8/6/4/2.
You can learn more about this new form at Wikipedia.
Will you join us in stretching this week? Leave me a comment about your poem and I'll post all the entries later this week.
Since I am into counting syllables lately, the challenge this week is to write in the form of rictameter. Rictameter is a nine line poetry form in which the 1st and last lines are the same. The syllable count is 2/4/6/8/10/8/6/4/2.
You can learn more about this new form at Wikipedia.
Will you join us in stretching this week? Leave me a comment about your poem and I'll post all the entries later this week.
I apologize for not knowing what to do but I would like to know how to add the delicious link to my blog.
ReplyDeleteI've never written in the form of rictameter. It was fun, and pulled me out of a so-so state of mind! You'll find my poem here.
ReplyDeletehttp://light-one-small-candle.blogspot.com/2008/06/alive.html
Thank you for the inspiration!
Hi Tricia--Cool, a new form! Here's my effort:
ReplyDeletehttp://laurasalas.livejournal.com/75993.html
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ReplyDeleteI haven't written mine yet, but I did stumble across a website where someone posts a rictameter of the day:
ReplyDeletehttp://seniormemoirs.blogspot.com/
I am really late this week. I guess I forgot what day it was... Monday, Tuesday, whatever, right? Anyway I really enjoyed the rictameter. Thanks for the challenge!
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