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Award-winning poet Pravat Kumar Padhy introduces hainka, a new poetic form created by fusing haiku and tanka. While introducing hainka, he also explains haiku, tanka, and provides a historical perspective of Japanese short form poetry.

In 1965, the College’s library moved into the space students now know as the Hawthorne-Longfellow (H-L) Library. Today, the library houses nearly one million…

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the constanza, an interesting form comprised of at least five tercets.

Here are 11 poetic forms that are longer than a sonnet.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the tilus, a fun three-liner.

Articles by Robert Lee Brewer

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the lannet, a twist on the sonnet.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the saraband, a septet (or seven-line) form based on a forbidden dance.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the trinet, a seven-line form based on word count.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the trilonnet, a quatorzain invented by Shelley A. Cephas.