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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like December Poetry
For many religions and cultures, December is a month of many holidays. I wanted to share some poetry forms that reminded me of the December holidays of Kwanzaa, Hanukah, and Christmas.
If you find a poetry form that reminds you of another December holiday, please feel free to share it with me and I’ll share it in next month’s newsletter.
Decuain
December was originally the tenth month, before July and August were added, so I felt starting with the Decuain was an appropriate first form.
This form is a newer form. It was an invention of librarian and poet, Shelley A. Cephas.
MUST HAVES
--Amount of lines per stanza: 10.
--Amount of stanzas: Usually one, but you can create a poem with a Decuain chain.
--Meter: 10 syllables—usually iambic pentameter.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Topic: Any
--Rhyme: There is a choice between three different rhyme scheme’s. They all start out the same with the rhyme scheme of ababbcbc. The last 2 lines would be where the choice is. You can choose to rhyme the last two lines as aa, bb, or cc.
OF NOTE:
Pronunciation: “Deck won”
Kwansaba
Created just over ten years ago by Eugene B Redmond, the kwansaba is a morphing of the words Kwanzaa and Saba. Dr. Redmond has been the Poet Laureate of East St. Louis since 1976, and besides doctor, he has also held the titles Professor, Chairman, and Editor. For more information about him, click here: http://eugenebredmond.com/home/biography/
Kwanzaa, another December celebration, is a seven day celebration, so the number seven features strongly in the form.
MUST HAVES
--Amount of lines per stanza: Seven.
--Amount of stanzas: One, but creating a chain of them is an option.
--Meter: Any, but there are some particulars you must have. 1) Seven words per line or less, 2) Each word needs to have seven letters or less.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Topic: Any.
--Any rhyme scheme, including no rhyme scheme.
Octelle
Hanukah is an eight-day celebration, so I felt the octelle would be an appropriate form to share, since it’s also one that I haven’t featured yet.
This form is the brain child of award-winning poet, Emily Romano, and is a more recently created form—meaning within the last fifty years or so.
MUST HAVES
--Poetic devices featured: 1) Personification, 2) Symbolism.
--Amount of lines per stanza: Eight.
--Meter is syllabic in the following format: 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8.
--Rhyme scheme: AABBCCAA
--Line seven and line eight are simply a repeat of lines one and two respectively.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Amount of stanzas: Any.
--Topic: Any.
Spirit’s Vessel
This is another form from the prolific poetry form creator and poet, Christina R Jussaume. Yet again, it’s a recent form created about eight years ago. The topic of this form made me think about Christmas.
MUST HAVES
--Topic: Spiritual, inspirational, etc.
--Amount of stanzas: Three.
--Amount of lines per stanza: Six.
--Meter is syllabic: six syllables in each line.
--The poem must also have an acrostic feature. The first two stanzas must start with the letters: VESSEL OFYOUR and the final stanza must start with letters that create a final six-letter word of your choosing. Bonus poet points if you can have that final word add a depth of meaning to the rest of the poem.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Any rhyme scheme, including no rhyme scheme.
--The creator suggests the form is justified to the left, but I say go with what feels right to you.
SOURCE NOTES:
https://www.createspace.com/4382180
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2740826.Christina_R_Jussaume
http://www.dailyhaiga.org/contributors/18/romano-emily
http://the.a.b.c.of.poetry.styles.patthepoet.com/index.html
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html
http://eugenebredmond.com/home/biography/
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Theme: Decuain, Octelle, & Kwansaba
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From: ridinghhood-p.boutilier 
Comment: Recently back to writing.com. Pleased to see my poem featured. Enjoyed the column and enjoy writing to poetic forms.
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Comment: Hey RR  Thank you for highlighting the Dorsimbra form. It's great for those who can't decide what form to write in  Any poet who likes a challenge should seriously attempt this. Keep challenging (and educating) us. Believe it or not, it's appreciated!
You're welcome. I agree. I will and thank you!
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