Matthew TaylorRadio Show SupeFor the upcoming radio show segment, I’m gonna be talking about organic poetry and how its features such as enjambment and irregular line…Nov 15, 2023Nov 15, 2023
Matthew TaylorPoetry in Hip-HopHip-hop is one of the most poetic musical forms out there. Every word has to be specifically selected and serves a purpose to carry on both…Oct 30, 20231Oct 30, 20231
Matthew TaylorThe Blues and Lyrical UnhappinessThe blues are a “mournful and haunting” genre, characterized musically by flattened thirds and sevenths, and lyrically by simple, direct…Oct 24, 20231Oct 24, 20231
Matthew TaylorSonnet 73: Seasons through the AgesThe sonnet originated in thirteenth century Sicily as a form meant to be sung. It is composed of two quatrains (four line stanzas)…Oct 8, 20232Oct 8, 20232
Matthew TaylorinLinguistic ArchitecturePantoum: Flowing RepetitionThe pantoum form comes from the Malay pantun, a quatrain with an abab rhyme scheme. The first couplet is called a pembayang, and usually…Oct 2, 20231Oct 2, 20231
Matthew TaylorinLinguistic ArchitectureThe Ghazal: Formal DisunityPhoto by Brandi Redd on UnsplashSep 11, 20232Sep 11, 20232
Matthew TaylorDefinitions of FormRobert Hass, in the book for this course, A Little Book on Form, provides these definitions of form:Sep 8, 2023Sep 8, 2023