Clogyrnach

Clogyrnach clog-ír-nach, the 16th codified Welsh meter, an Awdl, is associated with what I can only assume is the name of an ancient poet, Cynddelw and is framed with a cyhydedd fer couplet combined with a longer form. It is rarely used by today's poets.

The defining features of the Clogymach are:

• stanzaic, written in any number of quintets, combining a cyhydedd fer *(a rhymed couplet of 8 syllable lines) and a tercet of two 5 syllable lines followed by one 6 syllable line of 2 equal parts, 3 syllables each.
• rhymed, rhyme scheme AABBA. The 1st phrase of L5 rhymes with the previous line and the 2nd phrase rhymes with cyhydedd fer couplet.
• flexible, L5 of the cinquain can be added to the end of L4 creating a quatrain or can be broken into 2 separate lines creating a sixain.
  
  Clog Ear Nach by DC Martinson
  
  Inside my head there is a fight
  That leaves me void of sleep at night:
  My ear infected,
  By cure neglected.
  Dejected - Till dawn's light.
  

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Youth Smooth lines with the color of peach, time invites them to dream and reach. Peer imitates, lust lures, promise baits, a world waits, ours to teach. --- Judi Van Gorder

Prism Within the gemstone, facets glint like sun on snow with winter's tint, sparkling colors fuse in translucent hues mark my muse with fired flint. ---Judi Van Gorder

Pasted from <http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?/topic/972-16-clogyrnach/>

Many Thanks to PMO, a fine resource,  for  the above information.

*Technically the cyhydedd fir has internal and linked rhyme so I would simply omit that

designation, with the rhyme schemes shown.

Example Poem

Thanksgiving Pies     (Clogyrnach)

Wife's made more pies than we'll have guests

Her cooking ranks among the best.

I'm inept - thus banned

can't cook things not canned,

Works great I must confess.

© Lawrencealot - November 27, 2013

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Blitz Poem

• The Blitz Poem is an invented verse form found on line at Shadow Poetry, it was created by Robert Keim. As the name implies it is a rush of phrases and images with rapid repetition as if creating a sudden and intense attack on the senses. It is a kind of twisted Chain Verse. The Blitz is:
• stanzaic, written in 25 couplets, a total of 50 lines.
• unmetered. Lines should be short, but at least 2 words, like rapid fire.
• unrhymed.
• composed with words that are repeated from line to line in the following pattern:%5BLIST%5D.
• L1 A short phrase, can be cliché.
• L2 The first word of L1 is repeated as the first word of L2. From here on, the last word of the even numbered line is repeated as the first word of each line in the next couplet through L48.
• L49 is the repetition of the last word of L48.
• L50 is the repetition of the last word of L47.
• unpunctuated.
• titled, which includes the first words of L3 and L47.

Pasted from <http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?/topic/1195-found-at-shadow-poetry/>

Many Thanks to Judi Van Gorder for the above.

Here are the rules:

• Line 1 should be one short phrase or image (like “build a boat”)
• Line 2 should be another short phrase or image using the same first word as the first word in Line 1 (something like “build a house”)
• Lines 3 and 4 should be short phrases or images using the last word of Line 2 as their first words (so Line 3 might be “house for sale” and Line 4 might be “house for rent”)
• Lines 5 and 6 should be short phrases or images using the last word of Line 4 as their first words, and so on until you’ve made it through 48 lines
• Line 49 should be the last word of Line 48
• Line 50 should be the last word of Line 47
• The title of the poem should be three words long and follow this format: (first word of Line 3) (preposition or conjunction) (first word of line 47)
• There should be no punctuation

There are a lot of rules, but it’s a pretty simple and fun poem to write once you get the hang of it.

Pasted from <http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-prompts/poetic-form-the-blitz-poem>

Many Thanks to Robert Lee Brewer for the above.

Example Poem:

Tarts to Party   (Blitz Poem)

pop some corn

pop some  tarts

tarts  tastes good

tarts needs heat

heat that tart

heat the cider

cider gets warm 

cider smell invites

invites the neighbor

invites neighbor's wife

wife is a tart

wife is a  friend

friend with benefits

friend indeed

indeed we're swinging

indeed we're singing

singing folksongs

singing Christmas Carols

Carol's the wife

Carol's now dancing

dancing on table

dancing with guys

guys like popcorn

guys like tarts

tarts are sweet

tarts get warm

warm the popcorn

warm the brew

brew some for me

brew some for you

you laugh and sing

you brought joy

Joy is single

Joy will mingle

mingle under mistletoe

mingle everywhere you know

Know she's a tart

Know fun's to start

start to hug

start to kiss

kiss the missus

kiss the miss

miss nothing

miss Trixie is here

here is the fun

here is the party

party on dudes

party hearty

hearty

dudes

© Lawrencealot - November 27, 2013

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Amaranth

Amaranth is an invented verse form that was probably created as a teaching tool by Viola Gardner. It makes deliberate use of the 9 most common metric feet. Each line is one metric foot, the pattern changing from line to line. 

The Amaranth is:

• 9 line strophe. It is a stand alone poem.
• metric, the 9 most common metric feet are used in sequence.
  L1 Spondee SS
  L2 Iamb uS
  L3 Pyrrhic uu
  L4 Dactyl Suu
  L5 Trochee Su
  L6 Amphimacer SuS
  L7 Choriamb SuuS
  L8 Anapest uuS
  L9 Amphibrach uSu
• rhymed at the discretion of the poet, although the metric restrictions are probably enough to contend with in this verse form.
  
  On the Cross by Judi Van Gorder
  
  Behold!
  I am
  without
  sinfulness.
  Blameless,
  innocent
  guileless, bereft
  pleasing God
  forever.

Pasted from <http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?showtopic=1199#trillium>

With sincere thanks to Judi Van Gorder  for the above from the wonderful PMO site.

My Example Poem

Psychiatry     (Amaranth)

Wisecracks

are made

in the

analyst's

office

shedding light,

clearing the way

for a true

discourse.

© Lawrencealot - November 27, 2013

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Jumping Rhyme

This form was invented by Amanda J. Norton

Monorhyme quintet with line length growing from 6 to ten syllables
Interlaced rhyme required for every line, starts with word two of line 1
then "jumps" up a word each line until the last,
where it jumps back one word.
Obviously the poet must not use large multisyllabic words that make this impossible

Line length is based on syllables, rhyme pattern is based on words - take care

Example Poem

Lets Dance   (Jumping Rhyme)

I propose that we dance
if your toes dare take a chance.
God only knows I cannot prance
and whirl like the pros, but there's a chance
the closeness could dispose you to romance.

© Lawrencealot - December 9, 2012

Both Interlaced and end-rhyme are monorhyme
I think the following visual template will clarify:
Note: you cannot chart the interlaced rhyme in advance, as it is dependent upon the word size