An irrational sonnet has 14 lines, just as the traditional sonnet, but differs in its stanza-division and rhyme: there are five stanzas--containing 3, 1, 4, 1 and 5 lines, respectively (these being the first five digits of the irrational number pi), and a rhyme scheme of AAB C BAAB C CDCCD. This form was devised by Oulipo member Jacques Bens (1931-2001) in 1963. (Previous postings concerning the Oulipo occurred on March 25 and August 5.)
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Monday, August 23, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
Jordie Albiston -- structure behind the writing
I love sonnets and the one below by Jordie Albiston is a favorite of mine.
Albiston is an Australian poet with a sense of orchestration learned from music. Her collection, The Sonnet According to 'M' recently won the New South Wales literary award. In her words:
Albiston is an Australian poet with a sense of orchestration learned from music. Her collection, The Sonnet According to 'M' recently won the New South Wales literary award. In her words:
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Queneau and the Oulipo
Raymond Queneau was one of the leaders of a group of ten--primarily writers and mathematicians, primarily French--who founded a group, "Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle" ("Workshop of Potential Literature"), that eventually became known as the Oulipo. Queneau described potential literature as "the search for new forms and structures that may be used by writers in any way they see fit."
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