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Feb 26, 2026 at 11:11am
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Form of the week: Duplex
by Dave Author IconMail Icon
The Duplex, invented by African-American poet Jericho Brown, is structured as seven couplets with the first lines of stanzas two through seven echoing words and phrases from the second line of the previous stanza and the last line of the poem repeats the first line of the poem, as described and demonstrated in the following links:

https://www.bethanyareid.com/jericho-browns-duplex/

https://poets.org/glossary/duplex

https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/5469-new-discoveries/#duplex

Let the creativity flow from your soul! *Cool*
Dave
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Form of the week: Duplex · 02-26-26 11:11am
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Re: Form of the week: Duplex · 02-26-26 11:13pm
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Re: Jay's Form of the week: Duplex · 02-27-26 2:19pm
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Re: Re: Jay's Form of the week: Duplex · 02-27-26 6:09pm
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Re: Form of the week: Duplex · 03-06-26 3:08am
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Re: Jake's Form of the week: Duplex · 03-06-26 4:20pm
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