Hip HopHip hop is a popular musical art that was created by the black community. It may be seen as just simple music by some, but it actually…Apr 19, 20211Apr 19, 20211
The BluesThe blues is an American poetry form with roots in vocal performance and improvisation. It originated in 19th century American, more…Apr 11, 20212Apr 11, 20212
SonnetThe sonnet has gone though so much change during its time as a poetry form. Although the form gives the writer so much freedom in its…Mar 28, 20212Mar 28, 20212
PantoumThe pantoum poetic form came from France during the 1800’s, originally in the Malay verse. Later it was adapted into Anglo-American verse…Mar 21, 20212Mar 21, 20212
Haiku and SyllabicsEverybody knows the form of a haiku, three lines including a certain number of syllables — five, seven, and another five. But, there is…Mar 7, 20212Mar 7, 20212
GhazalIn the book “An Explanation of Forms” there is a chapter called “Ghazal: To Be Teased into DisUnity” by Agha Shahid Ali which is about the…Feb 28, 20212Feb 28, 20212
