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McWhirtle |
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The McWhirtle, a cousin of the double dactyl, was invented in 1989 by Bruce Newling. Taking the rhythm of the double dactyl, it adds an unstressed syllable at the beginning of each stanza and discards all other strictures, except that the stanzas must rhyme with one another. The looseness of the form allows poets the freedom to incorporate other effects, like extra rhymes. | |
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Miscalculation by Bruce Newling In Lent, as a penance, |
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© 2001 Bruce Newling, | ||
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