Literary Forms with Poetic Implications (2): Univocalism (plus Lipogram and Transgram)

... 'neglected by legends' ... Leanne Moden

A Univocalism is a piece of writing, emanating from the constrained writing techniques of Oulipo. A Univocalism only allows for the use of one vowel, which may be repeated.

There is a rather good poem, keep my secret, in this style here on the Cambridgeshire NaPoWriMo site by Leanne Moden of Ten Years' Time.

• Univocalism listed on the Found Poetry Review (and here)

You might also enjoy reading about, or experimenting with, the Lipogram, a 'back formation' with a long history ...

• A Loquacious Location of Lipograms on the Phrontistery site (and here)

The Lipogram is joined by the Liponym and the Liponol. 

You can read about the Transgram here.

French Poetry Forms (2): Quatern

Background to the Quatern form can be found here. 

Compose a Quatern poem! Instructions can be found here.

My published example: 'William Burges Wallpaper' (at Knightshayes Court, Devon) took Second Place in the 2010 Writelink Poetry Competition on the theme of 'Rivals'. Sarah James was the judge, and you can read her report here.

Familiar Forms (2): The Kyrielle

'We leave the high road through the glen...'

from
The Winding Way
by Caroline Gill

[photo: sheep on Raasay]

I have just heard that my Kyrielle, The Winding Way*, has taken Joint Second Position in the Metverse Muse Fixed Form Poetry Competition 2010.

Dr H. Tulsi from Visakhatpatnam is the editor of Metverse Muse. The magazine's new book of poetry forms, Muse Clad in Costumes, contains two of my poems. I am looking forward to its arrival from India.

The Origins of (or Mythology behind) the Kyrielle:

The Kyrielle originated in France, where it was a favourite form of the Troubadours. The name evolves from the word Kyrie - as in liturgical Christian prayers. The title, Kyrie, derives from the Greek word, κύριος.

• Kyrielle
• Definition in the Encyclopedia Britannica

Compose a Kyrielle! Instructions can be found here:

• Robert Lee Brewer
  

My published example:

The Winding Way (in a new book of poetry forms, Muse Clad in Costumes, a Metverse Muse publication edited by Dr H. Tulsi, Visakhatpatnam, India, Summer 2010)


* [ref. 10/2010]