Patrick RileySources in My IN FORM Segment(Poem performed live by Patricia Smith)Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023
Patrick RileyHip-Hop: The Power of Rhyme and FlowHip-hop is easily one of the most popular and influential genres in our world today. It itself may not seem like it to some, but it is a…Oct 29, 20231Oct 29, 20231
Patrick RileyThe Blues: A Soul’s Sad TuneThe blues have quite a rich history here in America, “with roots in oral performance and musical improvisation” (Patterson 188). Not many…Oct 22, 2023Oct 22, 2023
Patrick RileyThe Sonnet: Poetry’s Attractive CanvasThe sonnet, as described by a student talking to Marilyn Hacker, is “like moving into a new, small-seeming room, and discovering that there…Oct 5, 20232Oct 5, 20232
Patrick RileyinLinguistic ArchitecturePantoum: The Form of EmphasisThe Pantoum, as described by Muhammad Haji Salleh, has four lines per block, each line containing eight to twelve lines. The “the first two…Sep 30, 20237Sep 30, 20237
Patrick RileyinLinguistic ArchitectureHaiku: Nature’s PoetryThe haiku is a rather simple form originating from Matsuo Bashō usually composed of three lines with five syllables in the first line…Sep 17, 20234Sep 17, 20234
Patrick RileyGhazal: To Be Teased Into DisunityThe ghazal is a form of poetry that is very unfamiliar to a lot of new English poets. There is a set scheme that brings a small sense of…Sep 10, 20232Sep 10, 20232