Monday, April 28, 2025

NPM 2025 - Poem 28

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. 

Today, I'm sharing a solage.
A solage is a very short poem that has two small lines that rhyme and ends with a single word. It was invented by Australian poet Cameron Semmons. I learned about the form in a document written by Cameron entitled How to write your own Solage. 

A Trio of Solage Poems

peacock struts with tail unfurled  
surveying pieces of his world  
ego  


parrots mimic every sound  
echoes of the voices found  
gossip


in the reeds, the heron stands  
fishing on the wetland strand 
breakfast

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

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.

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

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