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Poetry: May 06, 2020 Issue [#10156]




 This week: Pandemic Poetry
  Edited by: Red Writing Hood <3 Author IconMail Icon
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4. Editor's Picks
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About This Newsletter




"I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty."

Edgar Allan Poe



"What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music."

Soren Kierkegaard



"A poet is a nightingale, who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds."

Percy Bysshe Shelley





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Letter from the editor




Pandemic Poetry



Poetry By the Numbers 2.0 series is put on hold for Pandemic Poetry! Because a pandemic waits for no one, It just kinda takes over.

Let's talk about some fun quarantine poetics and my suggestion for a poetry form—my own invention-er well, twist on a current form.



It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood


Love the sing-a-long in the balconies of Italy? I thought it was awesome, but let's SLAM it up a notch. Why not try a poetry slam while keeping your social distance? Neighbors too far away? Get together virtually! Don't forget to slam with friends and family, too!



Up in Smoke


Don't forget a poetry campfire.

What's a campfire? That where everyone takes turns writing. In this case, it's where everyone takes turns either writing a stanza or line or whatever is decided at the beginning of the campfire.



Catharsis


It's a stressful time. Writing is a way to release that stress.

Write what you feel, Write silly stuff. Write anything that allows you release.

An added benefit of reducing your stress? It improves your immune system!



COVID-KU


And the perfect poetry form: COVIDku! If you are familiar with spamku and scifaiku, then you'll know exactly what COVIDku is. If you don't then here's a quick summary: spamku is a haiku about Spam (usually the food, not the email) and scifaiku is haiku about something science fiction. Don't know what a haiku is? No worries, just follow the instructions below.



MUST HAVES


--line count: 3

--stanza count: 1 unless creating a chain

--topic: Related to the COVID-19 pandemic

--meter: syllabic – 5, 7, 5

--rhyme: none



COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?


--theme



Stay safe, everyone!


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Editor's Picks



Theme: Just some poetry I enjoyed this week.

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Dawn of the Phoenix Open in new Window. [ASR]
Dust and ashes of the earth 'til the moment of rebirth.
by Davy Kraken Author Icon

I love You Open in new Window. [E]
Multi-lingual love poem to God. I welcome all languages and translations. 57 and counting.
by Beth Barnett Author Icon

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Moonlight of Echoes Open in new Window. [E]
Poem About Memories Using Syllabic Verse
by ♥noVember tHiNg♥ Author Icon

--- The Mockingbird Poems -- Open in new Window. [E]
A poem about mockingbirds' singing at night.
by Harry Author Icon

Thought Process (A woman on my mind) Open in new Window. [ASR]
I think we all have someone we wonder about.
by The Milkman Author Icon


 
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Comment: Once again you have put a bit of work in your News Letter to cover these forms. Thank you.


Thank you so much for noticing, Monty! I hope you're staying safe!

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