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I discovered this form of poetry on a fellow blogger’s site (Marc Latham). It sounds like a lot of fun to write.
In a comment Marc sent to me, he describes the creative writing form as “Palindrome mirror poetry(that) has been around for a long time, but hopefully the Folding Mirror is different enough to be a new form in its own right, as explained by Caroline Gill…”
“Poem Structure
The poem mirrors either in the mirroring lines either side of the middle, with a word count of:
5-9-7-6-5-6-4-3 (6) 3-4-6-5-6-7-9-5″ as stated on Marc Latham’s site.
Here is a folding mirror poem that Marc Latham wrote:
Our Land and Wonderland Above and Below the Rabbit Hole
world of order with antipodies
food clearly labelled so you know what it is
walk in straight lines and follow signs
which way, makes sense, linear lines
laws maintain straight and narrow
formal protocol for you to follow
people work to time
regular clockwork chime
another world down the rabbit hole
it’s mad-hatter’s luck
time does not work
cheshire cat lost grin mouse tailcity
reverse expected abnormality to normality
no rules, rules are, inverted showing
turn away to get where you’re going
don’t eat with expectation that it is what sees
wonderland is full of antipathies
Check out Marc’s blog posts and learn more at:
Folding Mirror Poetry: Alice in Wonderland Poem: http://fmpoetry.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/alice-in-wonderland-poem/
Folding Mirror Poetry: Rainbow Roy G Biv Anagram Reflections Mirror Poem: http://fmpoetry.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/rainbow-roy-g-biv-anagram-reflections-mirror-poem/
Folding Mirror Poetry: Zen Zebra Descartes Mirror Image Poem: http://fmpoetry.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/zebra-mirror-image-poem/
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