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Villanelles Gone Wild

Villanelles Gone Wild

Every so often we challenge each other to write poetry using a standard form. Maybe it was from the cabin fever but for sure it was villanelle madness this week. The villanelle, a notoriously tricky little fellow (or lass) to capture was fair game for most of our writers.  Amazing how such an exacting form allowed for such a diversity of voices.  

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Of course it wasn't all the notoriously difficult and cranky Villanelle - form madness extended to the haiku

and song writing

And last but not least a Glosa - you heard me - Um you'll probably wanna google that...

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Here are the same in our soundcloud format - both are nice players but easier to share with the soundcloud

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Newer:Valentinus Week - Love, Death, Beheading, etc.....Older:A Note About Poetic Forms
PostedFebruary 13, 2014
AuthorSteve Lavigne

The CU Poetry Group is quite diligent about meeting each Tuesday at 7:00 pm for a critical workshop and on occasional Saturdays for a generative workshop, though we are rather negligent in getting those meetings posted here. Please check our Meetup page for upcoming times and locations. Thank you.

A number of CU Poetry Group members are regulars at the monthly Iron Post open mic, Poets at the Post. All are welcome on the second Monday of each month. Click the link for more information.