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Posts tagged ‘Villanelle’

Capturing the Elusive Villanelle

Maybe “deconstructing” is a better word for what follows. I love a well-constructed, nuance-laden, tension-building poem — especially one with lines or phrases repeated, each time expanding on the underlying theme. When it works, it really works. When I dabble in a structured form, I need to take it apart and put it back together [...]

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Focus on Form, Michele

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Mary’s Villanelle: Dark Days

I love the Villanelle. It’s very musical, with the rhyme and rhythm, and the repeating lines. When done right, it really rolls off the tongue when read aloud. My first two Villanelles are not in classic form with iambic pentameter. That added an additional challenge this time around. I also went a little darker than [...]

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Creative Writing, Focus on Form, Mary's Expression, Poetry

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Lin’s Focus on Villanelle

Here is my first villanelle,  from 2009. I found it very interesting and challenging to work in a rhymed form instead of my usual free verse.  It was also a stretch to work to  a rhyming pattern, but I managed it. I hope to see some of your villanelles posted here! Love’s Progress – A [...]

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Focus on Form, Lines by Lin, Poetry

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Focus on Form: Villanelle

Welcome to Focus on Form. For the next three weeks, each of us Muselings will be writing a poem in the same form and sharing it here on the blog.  Form A villanelle is a 19th century form was originally a song/dance sung by a troubadour. The modern form developed in the 19th century. Rules [...]

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Creative Writing, Creativity, Focus on Form, Inspiration, Margaret's Musing, Poetry

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