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Friday, March 29, 2013

Epulaeryu


The Epulaeryu poem was invented by Joseph S. Spence, Sr., based on years of research. The name was selected while touring the Mediterranean, Asia, and America, and enjoying a variety of succulent and nourishing cuisines and drinks of flavor with an international taste.
Joseph used to play on AP as spencej, and a  Double Reverse Epulaeryu of his is here:

The Epulaeryu poem is:
A Seven-line poem
It is syllabic              : 7/5/7/5/5/3/1
it is unrhymed
it is unmetered
It is about delicious cuisine and drinks from the culinary arts.
The final one-syllable word must ends with and exclamation point.


 The form is 7/5/7/5/5/3/1. Each line has one thought relating to the main cuisine. Therefore, this new poetic form, the Epulaeryu, which has corresponding lines built around the main dish and drinks, ends with an exclamation point, and concludes with the writer's excitement and feelings about such a specially flavored cuisine.


Here is my attempt.


Pineapple-Upside-Down-Cake (Epulaeryu)



Pineapple-upside-down-cake. 
with cherries or not, 
juice, not water, then you bake. 
What a treat you've got! 
Tip it up then eat 
a yummy 
treat!

© July 19, 2013 - Lawrencealot



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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Etheree


The etheree is a little-known poetry format, consisting of ten lines with graduated syllables. It was created over twenty years ago by an Arkansas poet named Etheree Taylor Armstrong.

The first line is a monosyllabic word; the second line has two syllables, and so on, until the tenth line with, ultimately, ten syllables. The form and outline of your poem should look like the following diagram where X=a syllable:

X
XX
XXX
XXXX
XXXXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX
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Example Poem

Wouldn't Chu?

Duck
Pigeon
Meadow lark
Ring-neck pheasant
swallow, sparrow, hawk
Even owls in  the night.
All may at some time take flight.


Some still have to walk, the penguin,
ostrich,  and emu to name a few.
If they'd voted they'd all fly.  So would  I.

© Lawrencealot -May 7, 2012