Tag: Poetry

  • Two poems …

    Two poems …

    I attempted a couple of poetry styles – an ‘echo’ poem and a ‘diamante’ poem …

  • Cento

    Cento

    From the Latin word for “patchwork,” the cento (or collage poem) is a poetic form made up of lines from poems by other poets. Though poets often borrow lines from other writers and mix them in with their own, a true cento is composed entirely of lines from other sources. Early examples can be found…

  • En Ronda

    En Ronda

    This poem was inspired by a photograph of a building awning I saw in September 2007, in Ronda, Southern Spain. The huge photo depicted some famous local bullfighters…