{"id":13364,"date":"2024-08-28T06:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=13364"},"modified":"2024-08-27T11:49:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:49:21","slug":"concise-poetic-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/concise-poetic-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"Concise Poetic Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"867\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-11650390.jpeg\" alt=\"flowers and scissors on music notes\" class=\"wp-image-13365\" style=\"width:215px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-11650390.jpeg 867w, https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-11650390-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-11650390-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pexels-photo-11650390-768x1152.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 867px) 100vw, 867px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Micheile OlivieStrauss on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/flowers-and-scissors-on-music-notes-11650390\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pexels.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile excess can be fun when writing nature poems, many poets find minimalism is preferable. Emily Dickinson wrote several nature poems <a>\u2014 <\/a>often in fewer than 10 lines \u2014 including \u2018Who robbed the woods\u2019 and \u2018My river runs to thee.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most concise poetic forms is also a nature poem: the haiku!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many poets debate the number of lines and syllables (not everyone believes in the 5-7-5), but every haiku poet agrees haiku should focus on a brief moment, provide a sense of enlightenment, and offer a cutting and season word.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Excerpt from \u201cPoetic Asides\u201d by Robert Lee Brewer, Writer\u2019s Digest, July\/August 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More about haiku and nature writing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/nature-journaling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nature Journaling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/crystallize-a-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crystallize a Moment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/why-i-love-writing-ekphrastic-poetry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why I Love Writing Ekphrastic Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#justwrite   #amwriting   #iamawriter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhile excess can be fun when writing nature poems, many poets find minimalism is preferable. Emily Dickinson wrote several nature poems \u2014 often in fewer than 10 lines \u2014 including \u2018Who robbed the woods\u2019 and \u2018My river runs to thee.\u2019 One of the most concise poetic forms is also a nature poem: the haiku! 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