Repeat After Me: Patterns of Poetic Repetition
Explore four types of poetic repetition: anaphora, epistrophe, anadiplosis, and antanaclasis.
The Art of Poetic Structure: Anchoring Your Poems
Discover the concept of the "anchor" and how it can serve as a compass in your writing.
The Art of Poetic Structure: Poetic Turns
A poetic turn is the moment within a poem when an idea or feeling shifts, creating a new perspective or insight.
Get to the Bottom of It: Fun with Footnotes
Despite their capacity to inspire fear in student research paper writers everywhere, footnotes offer an interesting way to experiment in poetry.
Morning After Poems: Exploring the Aubade
From the French meaning “dawn,” the aubade is a poem or song announcing the arrival of the morning and usually, but not always, lamenting leaving or being left behind by a lover.
Making It Work: Five Jobs for Poem Titles
Titles can be put to work in any number of ways in a given poem, and finding the right one can be the key to unlocking a poem’s brilliance.
Ekphrasis Poetry: A Multigenre Journey You Can See
Ekphrastic poetry explores the intersection between visual art and written expression.