New Forms (5): Domino Rhyme

 Bass Rock, off the Scottish coast,

with Tantallon Castle in the foreground below

The origins of the Domino form:

I discovered this form on Bob Newman's site here. I am assuming that Bob created the form, but I am not sure whether this is the case. 

Compose a Domino poem! Instructions can be found here.

My published example:

'Tantallon' has been published in The Dawntreader, issue 012, Autumn 2010, (Indigo Dreams Publishing, editors Dawn Bauling and Ronnie Goodyer). [52/2009]

New Forms (4): The Lilibonelle

Mother and Pup

I have just heard that my poem, 'The Wishing Woman of Seal Bay' has been awarded First Prize in the Writelink 'Grape and Grain' Poetry Competition.

The judge was Jenny Moore, (Winner of the Divine Poetry Competition 2006, runner-up in Mslexia Poetry Competition 2007, Winner of Best Devon Poem in 2009 Plough Prize).

The poem is a Lilibonelle.

The Origins of the Lilibonelle form: 
It is a form created by Sol magazine editor, Bonnie Williams in the USA.

Oriental Poetry Forms in English (1): Guan Xiu's Unrhymed Quatrain

Guan Xiu wrote 9 poems about orchids
in the Complete Poetry of the Tang (Dynasty)

This post is, perhaps, rather late in the day, as I submitted my poem to Sol Magazine so long ago; but having found it on the web, it seemed a case of 'better late than never'.

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My published example: you will find my short poem here, if you scroll down to the section marked:

MAY -- SIGHTS AND SCENTS OF SPRING -- UNRHYMED QUATRAIN

My Swansea poem took Second Position in a competition for unrhymed quatrains in the style of the Chinese poet, 貫休 or Guan Xiu (832-912).

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Compose an Unrhymed Quatrain in the style of Guan Xiu:

The first of Two Poems Written on the Wall of a Villager's Cottage in Late Spring (here) will serve as a template for you to follow.