Tag: Kōel

The Kōel, or: Creativity verses form

ben Alexander9 Comments

Sangeetha & David's new poetry project Once upon a time, two poets who'd never met in person began writing verses back and forth over the Internet. Their first project took them some nine months: a 100 verse Hyakuin. Once they'd completed their first oeuvre, they decided to continue their journey together; and Sangeetha came up… Continue reading The Kōel, or: Creativity verses form

End date, or: Expiration

ben Alexander40 Comments

A 'Kōel' breath eternal levels earth in entirety bedrock beneath buffeted, burst, broken blown away, remnants of society Kōel? Kōel is an onomatopoeia form patterned after the caw of the bird of the same name. The male bird makes a Coo coO sound while the female makes a sharp kik kik kik. The poetic form… Continue reading End date, or: Expiration