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Poetry Composition

Sestina: Take My Land.

A poem on the encroaching hand of mortal greed, written in the form of a sestina.

Jun 15 • Brooklyn Crane

Quatrain: Reticence.

A poem on the realization and confession of love, written with quatrains.

May 27 • Brooklyn Crane

Monometer: I'm Not a Bot.

A poem on writing your own poetry instead of employing or relying on AI, written with monometer.

May 20 • Brooklyn Crane

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Short Poems

(A cancer we) Aestheticize.

A poem on the hideous glamourization of smoking.

Jun 17 • Brooklyn Crane

Tomorrow (yet unknown and uncontrollable).

A poem on the anxiety of knowing nothing about what's to come in our lives.

Jun 9 • Brooklyn Crane

A poem on self-destruction in exchange for company.

Jun 3 • Brooklyn Crane

A poem about lovers separated by the ocean.

May 25 • Brooklyn Crane

Read my work and learn formal poetry composition!

Scheming Rhymes

Formal poetry is a beautiful art getting lost in the digital age. Let's write and learn about it to keep it alive!

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