get your poetry on

elizagain:

Here’s the permalink (static as the “Venga / Renga” page in my sidebar) to see our Renga evolve as both a linear and map-crossing text. Thanks to Alfred of Cambridge, MA for starting us up with his delightful (and seasonally appropriate) hokku. Now add your verse!

REMINDER:

In the Japanese tradition of Renga people add successive verses to make a single poem.

Every odd verse consists of three lines in a 5-7-5 syllabic format, or in other words, a traditional haiku; every even verse has two lines of 7-7 syllables.

In this experiment I’m asking people to submit odd verses that build upon the entire poem, specifically the most recent even verse (which will always be written by me just to keep things simple).

Have fun and feel free to spread the word!