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| Friday, January 9, 2015 03:15 PM |
| More Poems! |
 by Fëanor |
It's weird, I didn't think I really liked writing poetry very much, because of the way you have to twist what you want to say to meet the strict structure of whatever form you're using. But I'm finding lately I like it for that exact same reason. Writing poetry is like solving a puzzle: how do I say what I want to say, given this set of rules? Being restricted in this way, having to word things differently than you normally would, actually tends to lead you to more interesting places, and forces you to be more subtle and complex.
So poetry has become my go-to Fun-a-Day project, but I wanted a new challenge, so I started researching other poetry forms and came across the ghazal, an ancient form that comes originally from Arabia and has only recently been adopted by English poets. It's a very different kind of form than I'm used to, with no set meter, no set length, very little rhyming, and very little connection between the various couplets, beyond theme and a small refrain. It seemed interesting, so I took a shot at it. Here's my attempt. I might try again in a while, as I was sort of figuring out the form as I went this time. Anyway, hope you like it! |
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