NPM 2025 - Poem 8

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's poem is Brevette.
A brevette is a three word poem that consists of a subject (noun), verb, and object (noun), in this exact order. The verb shows an ongoing action, which is demonstrated by spacing out the letters in the verb. You can learn more about this form at Shadow Poetry. I've cheated a bit and created a series of linked brevettes to make one longer poem.

moon
r a d i a t e s
light

light

e c l i p s e s

dark

dark

d i m i n i s h e s

faith

faith

k i n d l e s

hope

hope

i n s p i r e s

compassion

compassion

c o n n e c t s

humanity

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.

• 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

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