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Poetic Asides

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May - June 2023

No matter what you write, a bit of poetic license can be a valuable asset to any writer's arsenal.

- ROBERT LEE BREWER

Poetic Asides

A SHORT LIST OF SHORT POETIC FORMS

Since we're keeping it short in this issue, what better time to share a short list of poetic forms that keep things short-at least in terms of lines and syllables. No rambling free verse or repetitive sestinas here. Instead, play with one of these tiny poems.

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