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Last month I shared three poetry forms that featured the number thirteen in some way; one of them I created. This month I wanted to talk about going beyond the creation of the poem to the creation of a poetry form.
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"Every poem can be considered in two ways--as what the poet has to say, and as a thing which he makes..."
C. S. Lewis
“With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.”
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
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Birth of a Poetry Form
I’ve created a variation of a poetry form (the Red Sonnet), which was more like a means to an end, but never a full-fledged poetry form before last month. It was an enjoyable process that was similar to creating poetry, and exploring poetry forms.
It started with the idea of a poem that utilized the number thirteen in some way. The other poetry forms I found did that, but not in the way I wanted. I wanted a form that went beyond utilization. I wanted one that embraced the number thirteen. Since I didn’t find one, I decided to conceive one.
That is how the Triskaideka poetry form was born.
However, birthing something doesn’t mean you’re done. After that was the task of nurturing and raising this newly born form. Since I wanted it to embrace the number thirteen, it made sense to make it thirteen lines long with each line being thirteen syllables. But what to name this new bundle of poetic joy? Triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number thirteen) came to mind immediately, so I researched that and if I could find a poetry form that used that name. I couldn’t find any poetry forms with that name, so the source of the name became the food with which I nurtured this baby. I made them choices rather than requirements for this form, but this will be how I will write my Triskaidekas: a fear theme (serious, comedic, or satiric slant), and pick a poetry element to explore with it.
Raising this poetry form continues. I am and will continue to write Triskaidekas. I will explore this form and figure out what things work best with it and what might not work at all. I’ll get back with you on how that turns out.
Many of you have already created poetry forms, and some of them I’ve featured in this newsletter. I’d like to challenge those of you who haven’t created a poetry form to see what you can come up with, and those who have created one to create another. If you do and want to share it, send it to me through the newsletter feedback system or through email. If you’d like to see it featured in a future newsletter please include the following: The name of your form, and why/how you came up with the name; how you came up with the form; the rules of creating the form; suggested rules, that are really more of a choice; and anything else you feel is important to share about your new form.
If you liked my new form and decide to use it, please share your poem and your experience using that form.
Most of all, get creative and have fun!
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Comments on last month's newsletter:
By: Being Diane 
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Comment: My husband told me to write a poem or a song with this as the muse, "What if Jesus were tired of listening?" It was hard to write. I had a hard time but I stuck it through. Diane
That is an excellent way to write a poem. I like the "what if" muse.
By: troy ulysses davis
Comment: Love the thirteen theme. Took notes. Happy New Year.
By: BIG BAD WOLF is Merry 
"'Til Mossflower is Free" [13+]
Comment: Sometimes you need hope for the future.
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