Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo prompt: “Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a curtal sonnet. This is a variation on the classic 14-line sonnet. The curtal sonnet form was developed by Gerard Manley Hopkins, and he used it for what is probably his most famous poem, “Pied Beauty.” A curtal sonnet has eleven lines, instead of the usual fourteen, and the last line is shorter than the ten that precede it. Here are two other examples of Hopkins’ curtal sonnets: “Ash Boughs,” and “Peace.”” Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day challenge: “For today's prompt, write a touch poem.” Today, I offer you a meta-poem: a curtal sonnet that explains how to write a curtal sonnet in the form of a curtal sonnet, using ten-syllable lines (decasyllabics) and slant rhyme. The poem satisfies both prompts (the Brewer one just barely).
Incidentally, this will be my 5th curtal sonnet this NaPoWriMo. The others are on days 3, 10, and 15 (two curtal sonnets on the 15th). The curtal sonnet is one of my favorite forms to write; it may be my go-to. In the eleven years I have dne NaPoWriMo consistently, I have written around 25 curtal sonnets. Friends, won’t you comment, please? Love to know what you’re thinking. Thanks! Ingat, everyone. ヅ |
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Ha! I went kind of meta with mine too. I was really stuck on this all day, then finally decided to write about having trouble writing.
Cool, Bruce. Among my poetry students, I find that happens a lot. When they can't find a topic, they write about writer's block. I've done the same too!
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