Thursday 17 May 2012

New Forms (10): Folding Mirror Poetry (i)

Background to the Folding Mirror Poem form ...  

Dr Marc Latham, the creator of this form, has been experimenting with it now for some years. You can read more on his Folding Mirror Poetry site here.

The form features in The Book of Forms: A Handbook of Poetics Including Odd and Invented Forms by Professor Lewis Putnam Turco. The Book of Forms, now in its 4th edition, is published by the University Press of New England.

My published example: 

My poem, 'Thalatta, Thalatta', features in the book and on Marc's site. It has just been paired with a magnificent photograph by Adel Gorgy on the Immagine & Poesia site here, developed by Lidia Chiarelli.

Monday 14 May 2012

New Forms (9): The Shadorma

My thanks to Robert Lee Brewer for drawing my attention to this form (along with many others).

Background to the Shadorma form ... 

The form is from Spain.

Compose a Shadorma poem! Instructions can be found ...

... here. You can find out more on Poetry Pages here.

There is an example here.