10/27/2017 0 Comments Alphabet PoetryToday, alphabet poetry is something fun that children might try in their elementary classrooms, but like many forms, it has existed for centuries--as long as we have been using our alphabets, we have been writing alphabet or abecedarian poetry. Like acrostic poetry, the trick is in the first letter, but instead of revealing a hidden meaning, it uses each letter of the alphabet to reveal more where the writer has been taken than what the reader can decipher. Look for it here:
"Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian Rezervation" by Natalie Diaz Prismatic Soul by S.M.(M).L. Ask yourself why you love a color: Bright blue of sea just off the beach where waves don't crash. Coral red of painted toenails in golden sandals. Dandelion yellow of a wingback chair that belonged to no one you remember. Emerald black-green of happy little trees sprung from oils. Forgotten silver-brown of empty barns and school houses. Gorgeous mahogany of what were once baby blues rimmed with dark lashes. Handsome tan of hard-worked hands speckled with freckles. Icy gray of cumulous clouds filled to the brim just waiting to explode in a kaleidoscope of rainbows leaving drenched muddy clots of soil now the perfume only decomposition can ensure pleasing amidst its quilted squares: green and gold. Reddish sun sets behind rolling hills while teal darkens in an umber that blends a verisimilitude with tree's bark. The xenagogy leading you home, the zenith of imagination where you ask yourself why you love a color and find your prismatic soul.
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S.M.(M).L.There's a poet in my soul; she's always been there, but is often neglected. I'm letting her out here. I hope you will too. Here's some unsolicited advice: When your poet speaks to you, just let it out, there's something there, I promise you. Here you'll find ideas about how to hone your craft as I practice mine and lead you to some of my favorite published poems and poets. Archives
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