NPM 2025 - Poem 4

Welcome Poetry Friday friends.

For National Poetry Month this year, I am writing poems in uncommon, unusual, or inventive poetic forms. The only rule I have set for myself is that I choose forms I am unfamiliar with. Here are some of the resources I am referencing. 

• 20+ Different (& Wild!) Poetry Forms for Inspiration
• A Strange Poetry
• Refrigerator, Blackout, And Other Radical Poetry Forms
• Experimental Poetry Forms
• 20 Fun Poem Types (You've Probably Never Heard Of)

Today's poem is a Venn Diagram poem.
A venn diagram poem is made from two intersecting poems/circles. The words in the area of intersection serve as the last word of the poem in the left circle, and the first word of the poem in the right circle. 

For this poem, I decided to write a golden shovel (of sorts). This allowed me to select the words in the area of intersection to begin the poems. I chose the lines "Do I dare/Disturb the universe" from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot.

I hope you'll come back tomorrow to see what new poetic form I've chosen. You can also read the other poems I've written this month.

• April 1 - Quintaine
• April 2 - Preposition poem
• April 3 - Lipogram poem

To see what others are writing this month, check out  Jama Rattigan's 2025 National Poetry Month Kidlitosphere Events Roundup.   

I do hope you'll take some time to check out all the wonderful poetic things being shared and collected today by Matt Forrest Esenwine at Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme. Happy poetry Friday friends. 

NPM 2025 - Poem 3

For National Poetry Month this year, I am writing poems in uncommon, unusual, or inventive poetic forms. The only rule I have set for myself is that I choose forms I am unfamiliar with. Here are some of the resources I am referencing. 

• 20+ Different (& Wild!) Poetry Forms for Inspiration
• A Strange Poetry
• Refrigerator, Blackout, And Other Radical Poetry Forms
• Experimental Poetry Forms
• 20 Fun Poem Types (You've Probably Never Heard Of)

Today's poem is a lipogram poem.
A lipogram poem is a poem that intentionally omits one or more letters of the alphabet. For this poem, I excluded the letters A and E. 

Wondrous Moon

wondrous moon

turning

turning

glowing

growing 

brightly shining

full 

turning

turning

shrinking

sinking

dimly twinkling

still

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2025. All rights reserved.

I hope you'll come back tomorrow to see what new poetic form I've chosen. You can also read the other poems I've written this month.

• April 1 - Quintaine
• April 2 - Preposition poem

To see what others are writing this month, check out  Jama Rattigan's 2025 National Poetry Month Kidlitosphere Events Roundup.  

NPM 2025 - Poem 2 and Progressive Poem

For National Poetry Month this year, I am writing poems in uncommon, unusual, or inventive poetic forms. The only rule I have set for myself is that I choose forms I am unfamiliar with. Here are some of the resources I am referencing. 

• 20+ Different (& Wild!) Poetry Forms for Inspiration
• A Strange Poetry
• Refrigerator, Blackout, And Other Radical Poetry Forms
• Experimental Poetry Forms
• 20 Fun Poem Types (You've Probably Never Heard Of)

Today's poem is a Preposition poem.
A preposition poem is one where every line begins with a preposition, ideally a different one for each line. I cheated a bit and repeated one word while writing this poem. 

Where is my other shoe?

During the night he wanders
in and out of rooms
inside the closets
until he finds it
before daylight, his treasure's hidden

After waking, I search high and low
with wagging tail, the thief trots
beside me
following my every move
between meals he soundly sleeps

Without a doubt, my shoe is
in his dreams

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2025. All rights reserved.

I hope you'll come back tomorrow to see what new poetic form I've chosen. You can also read the other poems I've written this month.

• April 1 - Quintaine

To see what others are writing this month, check out  Jama Rattigan's 2025 National Poetry Month Kidlitosphere Events Roundup. 

NPM 2025 - Poem 1

For National Poetry Month this year, I am writing poems in uncommon, unusual, or inventive poetic forms. The only rule I have set for myself is that I choose forms I am unfamiliar with. Here are some of the resources I am referencing. 

• 20+ Different (& Wild!) Poetry Forms for Inspiration
• A Strange Poetry
• Refrigerator, Blackout, And Other Radical Poetry Forms
• Experimental Poetry Forms
• 20 Fun Poem Types (You've Probably Never Heard Of)

Today's poem is a Quinzaine.
A quinzaine is an unrhymed poem containing 15 syllables in 3 lines (7/5/3). The first line makes a statement while the next two ask questions related to that statement. 

The Waning Moon

Moon's silver sliver grows faint.
Oh, why do you fade?
Where've you gone?!

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2025. All rights reserved.

I hope you'll come back tomorrow to see what new poetic form I've chosen. To see what others are writing this month, check out  Jama Rattigan's 2025 National Poetry Month Kidlitosphere Events Roundup.