Sunday, August 25, 2013

Square Stanza

This morning has been difficult; a penetratingly malicious sleep-haze plagues me; coffee stopped working. Maybe Lewis Carroll can help... (snicker-snack)

The square stanza is an interesting limitation. Not only is it gimmicky (which is to say, for me, "fun to look at") but also adds new dimensions to your reading. I could imagine a cube poem--perhaps, a poem consisting of 6 square stanzas sharing borders and viewable as a 3D rendered object--being an awesome and challenging project.

There's also the simpler similar exercise known as a word square, which often has less of a point but is still a fun challenge. I can't personally write many that a 5 or more characters long, so I'll write some 4 letter ones.

Negative feelings, negative square stanza. (A nap will solve my issues I'm sure)

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Square Poem

Often   Filled    With      Fear      And      Doubt

Filled    To     Capacity    And      Still    Empty    

With   Capacity   Being    Beyond      My     Abilities    

Fear    And      Beyond      An     Immense   Energy

And     Still      My     Immense  Obstinacy  Resists

Doubt   Empty   Abilities   Energy   Resists   Energy

Word Squares

L        A        V       A

A        N        A       L

V        A        S       T

A        L        T       O    



H        O        L        E

O        B        O        E

L        O        O        K      

E        E        K        S



B        L        E        W

L        I        V        E

E        V        I        L

W        E        L        L

     

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