Yeah, I Write Poetry
Monday July 15, 2019 | By Hieronymus Hawkes | Blogging | Leave Comments
When I was at In Your Write Mind last weekend, I took a workshop on Poetry. One of my good friends, Suz Jay, sent me a link for a Writer’s Digest contest this week and it seemed like fun. I spent a half hour and wrote a poem. This is a particular style called Zejel. It is an old Spanish style, with a specific rhyming scheme.
As it turns out I like this. It fits my short attention span very nicely. I hope to do a lot more.
Anyway here it is, please to enjoy:
Writing
Spilling your guts upon the page
Racking your brain, confine the rage
Squeeze your heart and open the cage
Character, Setting, Conflict, Story
Try and Fail, Nail your Quarry
The elusive plot turned Allegory
Keep on bleeding, you’ve set the stage
Plots and Arcs and Point of View
Mix it all into the stew
Maintain Voice all the way through
No pity for the war we wage
Show don’t tell, crank up the dial
Active voice all the while
Don’t forget the Elements of style
Now your drama has come of age