Hi Jenny - I think trimerics are still my favourite, but I'd like to try more tritinas. The one I did for MOPs had too many differences in line length. Would like to try to edit it to get it more uniform.
I've written a couple of sestinas and I think they turned out pretty well - one was in an anthology. However, I've learned that you really need to work on your conclusion first. It's no use having a great poem if you can't get those last three lines right. The first sestina I wrote was going well until I got to those last three lines and I just couldn't make a sensible conclusion with the words in the right order. Another trick is to try to include at least some words that can be used in a different context, as that gives you a bit more scope. For example, a word like 'face' could be a noun or verb and each of those can also have different meanings (e.g., a person's face, the face of a clock, we have to face problems head on, something seems okay on the face of it, do an about face, etc). It just gives you more options if you have a couple of those types of words.
I've tried villanelles but I've yet to write a good one. They're hard :) I'll look forward to seeing what you come up with Jenny. Thanks for your comment.
Hi Jenny - I think trimerics are still my favourite, but I'd like to try more tritinas. The one I did for MOPs had too many differences in line length. Would like to try to edit it to get it more uniform.
I've written a couple of sestinas and I think they turned out pretty well - one was in an anthology. However, I've learned that you really need to work on your conclusion first. It's no use having a great poem if you can't get those last three lines right. The first sestina I wrote was going well until I got to those last three lines and I just couldn't make a sensible conclusion with the words in the right order. Another trick is to try to include at least some words that can be used in a different context, as that gives you a bit more scope. For example, a word like 'face' could be a noun or verb and each of those can also have different meanings (e.g., a person's face, the face of a clock, we have to face problems head on, something seems okay on the face of it, do an about face, etc). It just gives you more options if you have a couple of those types of words.
I've tried villanelles but I've yet to write a good one. They're hard :) I'll look forward to seeing what you come up with Jenny. Thanks for your comment.