Blitz Poem

• The Blitz Poem is an invented verse form found on line at Shadow Poetry, it was created by Robert Keim. As the name implies it is a rush of phrases and images with rapid repetition as if creating a sudden and intense attack on the senses. It is a kind of twisted Chain Verse. The Blitz is:
• stanzaic, written in 25 couplets, a total of 50 lines.
• unmetered. Lines should be short, but at least 2 words, like rapid fire.
• unrhymed.
• composed with words that are repeated from line to line in the following pattern:%5BLIST%5D.
• L1 A short phrase, can be cliché.
• L2 The first word of L1 is repeated as the first word of L2. From here on, the last word of the even numbered line is repeated as the first word of each line in the next couplet through L48.
• L49 is the repetition of the last word of L48.
• L50 is the repetition of the last word of L47.
• unpunctuated.
• titled, which includes the first words of L3 and L47.

Pasted from <http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?/topic/1195-found-at-shadow-poetry/>

Many Thanks to Judi Van Gorder for the above.

Here are the rules:

• Line 1 should be one short phrase or image (like “build a boat”)
• Line 2 should be another short phrase or image using the same first word as the first word in Line 1 (something like “build a house”)
• Lines 3 and 4 should be short phrases or images using the last word of Line 2 as their first words (so Line 3 might be “house for sale” and Line 4 might be “house for rent”)
• Lines 5 and 6 should be short phrases or images using the last word of Line 4 as their first words, and so on until you’ve made it through 48 lines
• Line 49 should be the last word of Line 48
• Line 50 should be the last word of Line 47
• The title of the poem should be three words long and follow this format: (first word of Line 3) (preposition or conjunction) (first word of line 47)
• There should be no punctuation

There are a lot of rules, but it’s a pretty simple and fun poem to write once you get the hang of it.

Pasted from <http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides/poetry-prompts/poetic-form-the-blitz-poem>

Many Thanks to Robert Lee Brewer for the above.

Example Poem:

Tarts to Party   (Blitz Poem)

pop some corn

pop some  tarts

tarts  tastes good

tarts needs heat

heat that tart

heat the cider

cider gets warm 

cider smell invites

invites the neighbor

invites neighbor's wife

wife is a tart

wife is a  friend

friend with benefits

friend indeed

indeed we're swinging

indeed we're singing

singing folksongs

singing Christmas Carols

Carol's the wife

Carol's now dancing

dancing on table

dancing with guys

guys like popcorn

guys like tarts

tarts are sweet

tarts get warm

warm the popcorn

warm the brew

brew some for me

brew some for you

you laugh and sing

you brought joy

Joy is single

Joy will mingle

mingle under mistletoe

mingle everywhere you know

Know she's a tart

Know fun's to start

start to hug

start to kiss

kiss the missus

kiss the miss

miss nothing

miss Trixie is here

here is the fun

here is the party

party on dudes

party hearty

hearty

dudes

© Lawrencealot - November 27, 2013

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