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SESSION FOUR
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
This session will be on the Japanese Senryu form.~———————————•§•———————————~
SENRYU 川柳
(sin-rew)A Japanese 3-line, unrhymed form of mostly human theme, similar to the Haiku in that it consists of 3-lines of 5/7/5 syllables each, completely without punct…Read More
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for sake of the lesson I added punctuation…don’t get attached.
gravity slip
I stumble thru a world
that’s bent slightly outa focus
as if it were half dream,
half burn.
heat risin off my skin in waves
like quiet embers tryin
to decide if I’m worth ignitin.every breath feels wrong,
every step lands heavy,
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Sheer brilliance, Syr 253
You’ve mastered the heatbeat techniques of Free Verse poetry: Imagery, deeply gripping emotion, metaphor, spot-on line-breaks, seamless enjambment, syntax; and, except for the distraction of missing “g’s”, your diction and spellbinding flow would be irresistibly captivating to the senses.
Also, your well-placed…Read More
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This is my Free verse
Do you hear the sun?
As the rays beat down on the ground,
It is subtle but poignant
It’s purpose is to burn.
The exquisite heat,
does not match the coolness in your eyesDo you smell the wind?
Multicolored in its complexity
Surrounds you,
Invades your very core.
It gives you life.
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Beautifully imagined, Fia, an excellent effort!
Deserves a VERY strong title!ISSUES TO CONSIDER:
1. Unnecessarily Capitalizing every line, which tends to confuse when one complete line, thought, etc; begins or ends, effectively stumbling the flow, attention, and overall magical smoothness of a poem’s captive spell.
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I’ll work on it. Thanks for the guidance
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You make sharing a distinct pleasure. 🙏
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SESSION THREE
Wednesday, November 11th, 2025
This session will be on the Free Verse form.~———————————•§•———————————~
FREE VERSE
Because its unrhymed without a set meter or syllable count, the Free Verse is considered the most versatile poetic forms, but to be powerfully effective, t must flow smoothly…Read More
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ok…not a fan of haikus apparently. they’re harder than I thought. wrote a whole bunch wrong and had to start again. then my favorite involved a pond. I saw SeaCat’s and thought damnit…let’s not both write ponds. ultimately I realized I’d rather write a thousand sonnets than a single haiku. but I definitely learned somethin.
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LOL!
Two ponds would be just fine, but I’m quite chuffed with this one, myself!
Now, that’s a splendid Haiku, 253.
Ditch “the” and replace it with something meaningful, like “gold moon” or some such and it’ll sparkle on the page
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“ BACK TO POETRY BASICS ”
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This group is created to help those who want to learn new techniques in poetry, to brush-up on, and/or refine their skills.
The group is led by longtime poetry teacher, Richard “Rascal” Jenkins.
If you have questions about any aspect of poetry, he’s a wealth of knowledge and is always available to lend a hand or furnish answers.
Just message and he’ll respond.
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“DUE TO LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN,”
Sessions are on hold until further
notice; maybe, resuming this year.
Anyone interested, message me.
I wish you all “HAPPIEST WRITING.”
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Just drop-in and follow the lesson posted on your left. Anything you want to know – not included – post it on this site after you’ve finished reading, and Richard will answer.
(taking notes or copy/pasting/printing is a great idea that will serve you well as a reference while studying.)
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SPECIAL NOTES:
[example 1, of course, violates the no rhymes rule, but I wanted to show it anyway as a possibility of using the basic Senryu format’s flexibility]
[examle 3 | repeated from above in proper format]
K A T A N A
sharp samurai soul
forged folded tempered by fire
victorious dreams