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
- Shadow Poetry (See invented forms)
- 20 Fun Poem Types (You've Probably Never Heard Of)
Today I'm sharing a Univocal poem.
A univocal poem is one that uses only ONE vowel throughout the piece, restricting the use of all other vowels. You can learn more about this form at Discovering Oulipo and The Freedom of Constrained Writing. I chose the topic of birds and the letter i, so the letters a, e, o, u, and y were off limits.
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I hope you 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 - Quinzaine
- April 2 - Preposition poem
- April 3 - Lipogram poem
- April 4 - Venn diagram poem
- April 5 - Punnett poem
- April 6 - Bingo card poem
- April 7 - Assembly diagram poem
- April 8 - Brevette
- April 9 - Pleiades
- April 10 - Clarity Pyramid
- April 11 - Poetry Fortune Teller
- April 12 - Rictameter
- April 13 - Prisoner's constraint poem
- April 14 - Acronymic poem
- April 15 - Algol poem
- April 16 - Tetractys poem
- April 17 - Tyburn
To see what others are writing this month, check out Jama Rattigan's 2025 National Poetry Month Kidlitosphere Events Roundup.
I hope you'll take some time to check out all the wonderful poetic things being shared and collected today by Jone Rush MacCulloch. Happy Poetry Friday friends.
Love this!! What an intriguing form. Your poem is uplifting! :)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to get caught up reading the past week's poems! These Univocal poems are intriguing! They look HARD.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting! I love how by using one vowel you limit the sounds in the poem. Thanks! Carol at The Apples in My Orchard (different email that what is associated with my blog shown for comment.)
ReplyDeleteThis is so very cool! You did an amazing job with this form. Thank you for introducing me to such a fun challenge!
ReplyDeleteSeeing wild birds flying in photos or more often, in person, always gives me a lift - as does your unique univocal form poem, Sarah.
ReplyDeleteIt's Intriguing - brava!
ooops & apologies asked wonderful Tricia, with an i 2x & not wonderful Sarah without an "i"
DeleteTrish, this line gave me pause, wind's crisp kiss! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love how the retraction with the vowels adds a song to the poem.
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