Poetry 101: The Tanka
Poetry 101: The Tanka By James Matthew Byers Greetings from the Darque Bard! Today’s poetry blog introduces the tanka. This form of Japanese poetry has existed nearly 1,200 years. It’s similar to a…
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Poetry 101: The Lune
Poetry 101: The Lune By James Matthew Byers Greetings from the Darque Bard! Ahhhh … Today’s poetry lesson boasts simplicity. We’re looking at a creation by poet Robert Kelly. His frustrations with the way…
Poetry 101: The Ode
Poetry 101: The Ode By James Matthew Byers Greetings from the Darque Bard! This week’s venture into poetry centers on the ode. Its purpose is to formally address a person, thing, or event not…
Poetry 101: Subject Driven Poetry (The Dragon)
Poetry 101: Subject Driven Poetry (The Dragon) By James Matthew Byers Greetings from the Darque Bard! Today’s poetry blog takes a break from instruction and method and instead centers on the dragon, a…
Poetry 101: Narrative Poetry Continued (The Ballad)
Poetry 101: Narrative Poetry Continued (The Ballad) By James Matthew Byers Greetings from the Darque Bard! Narrative poetry continues this week with the ballad. Most of us associate the term “ballad” with a…
Poetry 101: Narrative Poetry (The Idyll)
Poetry 101: Narrative Poetry (The Idyll) by James Matthew Byers Greetings from the Darque Bard! Heroic couplets make great structures for epic and narrative poems. Last week we took a look into Chaucer’s world,…
Poetry 101: Heroic Couplet
Poetry 101: Heroic Couplet by James Matthew Byers Greetings from the Darque Bard! Today we are delving deeper into form. Iambic pentameter, as we previously discussed, is a line of poetry made up of five…
Poetry 101: Iambic Pentameter
Poetry 101: Iambic Pentameter by James Matthew Byers Greetings from the Darque Bard! We’ve looked deeply into the realm of iambic tetrameter. Its natural flow makes for great story telling. I had a blast…
Poetry 101: Iambic Tetrameter Continued
Poetry 101: Iambic Tetrameter Continued by James Matthew Byers Greetings from the Darque Bard! Who’s ready for more poetry? Last week we delved into the realm of iambic tetrameter. After we review a…
Poetry 101: Iambic Tetrameter
Poetry 101: Iambic Tetrameter by James Matthew Byers Beowulf: The Midgard Epic, my debut from Stitched Smile Publications, is a different take on the ancient story. It has a distinct rhyme scheme that sets…
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