A new poetic discovery!
I found a new form of poetry the other day, and this is something that always makes me happy! I like words, and doing interesting things with them in poetic ways. So I read about it, and I jumped at the chance to give it a go myself. below is the explanation of the form, followed by my own attempts I’ve written so far. I suspect I will write more of this type of poem.
I feel my second attempt is a superior poem over my first try, but don’t feel either of them are as good as the ones written by the poet who came up with this interesting poetry form.
This website post came to my attention recently, and I was intrigued about its possibilities. The Streetbeatina consists of eight lines, each line having eight syllables. What makes the form both rather challenging and unique is that the first syllable of the first line is repeated as the second syllable in the second line, the third syllable of the third line and so on. Although it is not necessary, if the poet wishes, the repeated syllable can be emphasized by printing it either in italics, bold, or a different color. The repetition of the sound of the syllable at precise intervals provides the poem with a natural beat , and musicality.
If you wish to know more about this, from the man who created it, go here, where I found about it.
My own poetic Streetbeatina poems
Leftovers or Gourmet?
by Carolyn Cordon
Stew for dinner, yesterday’s meal
Can you eat it again remade?
Flavours drew from meat now gone, but
A hungry crew, lines up for more –
Meat tasteless as shoe leather, though
Spiced and revived, made new – chef’s friends
Garlic, chili, flavours true, real,
choices expand, cooking talents grew!
Short and ? Who knows …
by Carolyn Cordon
Yay, it’s time, good things are coming,
hooray, it’s now! Goodbye bad times,
go! I say. We’ve suffered enough
done all we may, each muscle aches
our brains fried, frayed, splattered, scattered …
What’ll come next, I say, wary ….
More bad shit, then I’m not staying!
That’s not a life, beaten, betrayed …
It’s Your Turn Now
If you like writing poetry, and you like challenges, why not have a go at this poetic style, who knows what you may be able to write!
And please, write a comment and tell me what you think about this form of poetry!
Carolyn Cordon - Creative 