I recently acquired the book “The Study and Writing of Poetry,” which features poetry and poetry forms created and written by women. Today I will share forms created by Irene Gramling, Verna Lee Hinegardner, Lillian Mathilda Swenson, Remelda Gibson, Mary Owen Lewis, and Chiquita LoJuana Gonzolas.
The Fantasy
The first form featured was created by Irene Gramling, and she created it about fifty years ago (Study and Writing of Poetry, 126).
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–The first two stanzas have an indented format and the final stanza does not indent at all (see below).
–Three stanzas:
Stanza #1
Line #1 = 4 syllables Line #2 = 4 syllables Line #3 = 8 syllables Line #4 = 4 syllables Line #5 = 4 syllables Line #6 = 4 syllables Line #7 = 4 syllables
Stanza #2
Line #1 = 4 syllables Line #2 = 4 syllables Line #3 = 8 syllables Line #4 = 4 syllables Line #5 = 4 syllables Line #6 = 4 syllables
Stanza #3
Line #1 = 4 syllables Line #2 = 4 syllables Line #3 = 8 syllables Line #4 = 4 syllables Line #5 = 4 syllables Line #6 = 4 syllables Line #7 = 4 syllables
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