On a bleak November day, here’s an Englyn–a Welsh poetry form–from my very first collection of poetry Girls Got Rhythm to remind us that spring will come along soon…😄
Boxing, racy, hatted hare, mad in March, much startled air. Take care! Long ears and nostrils full flare, strong limbs, swift, free, outrun scare. Polly Stretton © (Girl's Got Rhythm, Black Pear Press, 2012)
Just to clarify, for the purists out there, this is an Englyn unodl union. The straight one-rhymed englyn. This englyn form (there are at least eight different versions) consists of four lines of ten, six, seven and seven syllables. The seventh, eighth or ninth syllable of the first line introduces the rhyme and this is repeated on the last syllable of the other three lines. The last syllable of the first line is rhymed with a syllable early in the second.
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21/11/2021 at 16:30
Well done.
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21/11/2021 at 20:40
Have you ever considered reading your poetry and sharing it on your blog? I wold love to hear your voice.
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22/11/2021 at 07:35
I’ve done quite a bit of recording, both audio and visual, Rebecca. I’ll think about sharing an audio recording on the next poem I upload, since you ask 😄 I saw your video of the airbus in which you told of chinook salmon—lots to learn for me, there. I enjoyed it very much 🙏
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23/11/2021 at 19:25
Thank you Polly – that would be wonderful. I started reciting poetry about 7 years ago to an empty room. I was amazed by the way words spoken out loud energized the message. The more I recite poetry, the more I understand the poet’s intent.
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23/11/2021 at 19:51
I’ll be posting ‘Pale Horse’ next week, Rebecca, and will get onto the audio for it. If you’d like a sneak preview, you could see the published version here: https://issuu.com/ninalewis3/docs/special_edition_contour_atotc_issue It was part of a Call & Response project back in 2018 when poets in Worcester UK and Worcester USA were invited to work together 😄
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23/11/2021 at 20:08
Found “Pale Horse” and “Writing in the Moonlight. This is a great collaboration. Thank you for the introduction to this Call & Response project. Excellent!
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23/11/2021 at 22:51
It was great fun 😄
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