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Poetic Asides
Writer’s Digest
|May - June 2023
No matter what you write, a bit of poetic license can be a valuable asset to any writer's arsenal.
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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