by Gowri Bhargav | Nov 21, 2025 | Flash Fiction, Stories
The café wafted with the fragrance of freshly brewed coffee. I picked up my order and settled into a cozy nook. I sipped my drink, fully engrossed in a book. “PJ?!” Your baritone voice jolted me, and I was struck by your eyes that gleamed like topaz. “Yes, I’m PJ,...
by Gowri Bhargav | Nov 20, 2025 | Poetic Styles, Poetry
Dizain is a French poem that became a favourite of many 15th and 16th century French poets. However this style was also employed in English by John Keats. Here are the basic rules of the dizain: 1) It has a one ten-line stanza. 2) There are 10 syllables per line. 3)...
by Gowri Bhargav | Nov 12, 2025 | Poetic Styles, Poetry
Have you ever wondered if Math and Poetry can meet? Of course, they can! Nine square is a unique style of poetry that is structured around the principles of Mathematics. Nine Square poetry style follows the following rules; Total number of stanzas – 3 Number of...
by Gowri Bhargav | Nov 5, 2025 | Poetic Styles, Poetry
Book Spine Poetry is a form of found poetry where the spines of books are arranged vertically so that their titles, when read from top to bottom, become the lines of a poem. It is a fun poetry writing exercise both for children and adults. Here are the steps to create...
by Gowri Bhargav | Oct 30, 2025 | Poetic Styles, Poetry
The Swap Quatrain was created by Lorraine M. Kanter. A swap quatrain is a four-line poetic form where the first line is reversed to become the fourth line. This is done for each stanza in a poem, creating a repeating structure. The poem follows a consistent rhyming...
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