Pathways for the Poet by Viola Berg (1977) is a book for and by educators. Classic poetic forms as well as many invented forms which appear to have been invented as teaching tools or exercizes for use in workshops or classrooms are included. Some of these invented forms I have found in use in internet poetry communities, a testament to their staying power. On this page I include the metric invented forms found there in which appear to be exclusive to the community of educators from whom Ms. Berg drew her support. I have yet to find these in any other source. I have included the syllabic invented forms on a separate page. Whether classroom exercise or sharpening your skill as a writer, some of these forms can be fun to play with.
• Arabesque created by Lucille Evans features head rhyme (rhyme in the beginning of the line) in couplets. The end words rise and fall.
The Arabesque is: ○ stanzaic, written in any number of couplets. ○ metered in pattern but no line length is required. The beginning metric foot of each line is a trochee Su, and the end foot of each line is alternately feminine and masculine. ○ rhymed, head rhyming couplets (rhyme at the beginning of the line).
Sample by Judi Van Gorder
Aching with a need to be sleeping, making my fingers continue to type. Writing a poem to be an example, fighting fatigue to complete this tome. Pasted from http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?showtopic=1199#dionol
My thanks to Judi Van Gorder for years of work on this fine PMO resource.
My example
Tavern Tango (Arabesque)
Mumble, drink beer and then grumble; Stumble, your way through the door Married men forgot their troubles, Buried their unbidden woes. Lookers have left without buying; Hookers found men dumb and dull.
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