Originated from Japan, and developed during the Edo Period (1603-1867), the Naga Uta initially was created as a dance music. This form is now used to tell a story accompanied by shamisen music (the...

Kyoka is a poetry form that is used to make fun of politicians or leaders, and to make fun of certain events that took place.  It follows the syllable count of tanka: 5-7-5-7-7

~ The Ae Freslighe can have more than one stanza. For this event, write one stanza in any topic. ~ Each stanza is built up out of four lines (a quatrain) ~ Each line has seven...

One of Neuvain’s forms, is built in a rhyming scheme called “rhytmus tripertitus" : which follows the scheme AAB/CCB/DDB  

The quintine is a one-stanza poem built up out of five lines, and with the following syllable count:   x xxx xxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx

  Created by Jan Haag, the eintou is built this way:      line 1: 2 syllables/words      line 2: 4 syllables/words      line 3: 6 syllables/words      line 4: 8 syllables/words      line 5: 6 syllables/words      line 6: 4 syllables/words      line 7: 2 syllables/words

Inspired from the Fibonacci form of poetry that counts the number of words per line.   Fibbosyllacci is developed by Rham Dhel that uses syllables rather than words. It is a 6-line poem that has the...

A Classical Greek and Latin metrical line consisting of 11 syllables: typically a spondee or trochee, a choriamb, and two iambs, the second of which has an additional syllable at the end. The classical...