Monday, November 4, 2024

Gogyohka - he leaned in


I've some across a form of poetry that could lend itself to science fiction poetry: The gogyohka.

It's a relatively new poetry form based on Tanka poetry.
It has five lines.
Each line of consists of one phrase with a line-break after each phrase or breath.
There are no restraints on numbers of words or syllables.
The theme unrestricted.

The form was created early in the 20th Century, but didn't get a name until 1983!

My first attempt at a science fiction one:

he leaned in
to smell the roses
only to learn
they weren't roses
and they were hungry 

I might try more.



Pax et bonum

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