Abigail GregoryHip-Hop and RhymeHip-hop and rap are not talked about enough in the poetry community. Hip-hop and rap were brought about by an African diaspora during the…1 min read·Mar 27, 2022----
Abigail GregoryThe Blues, the BluesBlues form originated in the early 20th century, from “late nineteenth-century . southern rural field hollers… and work songs structured…2 min read·Mar 13, 2022--1--1
Abigail GregoryRhyming in the SonnetThe sonnet is a form of poetry that originated in Italy during the 13th century, invented by a poet named Giacomo da Lentini. (Hacker 298)…1 min read·Feb 28, 2022--1--1
Abigail GregoryThe PantoumA pantoum is a form of poetry that originated in Malaysia. The lines have between 8 to 12 syllables, and the first two lines contain the…2 min read·Feb 20, 2022--1--1
Abigail GregoryImagery in the HaikuThe haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that follows a five-seven-five syllable rule. The original term for haiku is Hokku, meaning…2 min read·Feb 6, 2022--1--1
Abigail GregoryRepetition in GhazalThe ghazal originated in seventh-century Arabia, and it is known for its “stringently formal disunity” (Ali, 210). It is made up of…2 min read·Jan 30, 2022--1--1
Abigail GregoryDefinitions of FormOne meaning of form that has currency has the meaning “traditional form,” which usually means the use of rhyme and meter.1 min read·Jan 26, 2022--1--1