The Trivium is part of a Medieval educational system that was designed to provide the…
Verse is metered language. What, though, is meter?
“Meter” comes from the Ancient Greek “metron,” meaning “measure.” When we measure, or count, our lines, we are writing in meter.
The simplest way to write meter is to simply count syllables. When we are writing…
“All art [is] cognitive play with pattern” — Brian Boyd, Why Lyrics Last, pg. 5
Rhythm and pattern are fundamental to understanding and finding meaning in the world. Rhythms and patterns are examples of a particular rule found at every scale of nature. Both involve…
Abduction, by Jesse Mockrin
Here, at last, is the promised post on metamodern poetry — or, at least, what I think metamodern poetry is and ought to be, or at least, how I practice metamodern poetry. In other words, I’m going to present you…
Rhyme is the repetition of sounds. As previously noted, alliteration is a form of…
