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This summer I participated in the Summer Poem Swap organized by Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference. I recently received a delightful package from Laura Shovan, (And it arrived on my birthday! Serendipity!) Laura received one of my books in a blog tour give-away. She made a copy of the “Write it” for writing a zeno poem. The zeno form was invented by J. Patrick Lewis. The syllable count is a mathematical sequence, 8,4,2,1,4,2,1,4,2,1 with the one syllable words rhyming.
I was inspired to try my own zeno. Last week Christie Wyman challenged us to write bird poems. I loved Linda Baie’s poem and gathered words from it to create my zeno. Then I made a zine. Zine is a new term for a folded paper mini-book. (See this post that includes videos.) I will be giving a few workshops in September in which we make zines, so I wanted to make a sample Zeno Zine.
Morning birds surround me with sound.
Flying quartets
choral
breeze
Sunrise music
echoes
seas
of symphonic
concert
trees.Margaret Simon (c) 2018
Reflections on the Teche 
Thanks for hosting! Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
A zine! How inspiring! I wanted to make one when Becky Herzog suggested it, but then couldn’t figure out what I wanted to do. I love that you are doing zines in workshops. Thanks for hosting!
Two lovely zeno poems Margaret. I like the feathery gentleness in Laura’s and the rosemary branch she included. And there’s lovely music floating out of yours, the zine looks fun too. Good luck with the workshop–I did a zine workshop about a year or so ago, and made a sample too. Thanks for hosting!
What a great post! I love all the poetry interconnectedness–poets inspiring each other. I’m intrigued by the idea of zeno poems, too. Thanks for hosting this week!
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I love the zeno form, but I’ve never tried it. I’ll have to give it a whirl. I love what you and Laura did with nature and a solid form.
A zeno zine! How fun (and alliterative)!
Thanks for hosting!!
I’m honored you used some of my words, Margaret. I love the use of “echoes” in yours, means several things, doesn’t it? And the zine is wonderful with those sketches. I’ve done zines in different ways with students & they loved doing them. And Laura’s poem fits this time of year, “Autumn’s Queen” is just right. I’m sharing my final swap today, too. What a wonderful thing it is to receive these surprise packages. Thanks for hosting!
Zeno zines! Something new to explore! I’ll be watching the videos this weekend for sure! Have a great weekend!
How wonderful! Thanks for sharing these savory poems and the zine project, too… and thanks for hosting this week! (I can’t imagine a day without birds or a kitchen without rosemary twigs.) :0)
I love this form. Think I’ll give it a go. Thanks so much for sharing.
Nicely done, Margaret! Love the imagery and melody you packed into such a tight form. (And thanks for hosting! My post goes live shortly after midnight)
What a fun way to present (and preserve) a poem! It’s good to be back making PF rounds again. Thanks for hosting, Margaret. 🙂
Thank you for sharing my zeno, Margaret. It was so much fun actually *using* the field guide portion of your book to write a poem.
Tabatha’s Poem Swap brought so much joy this summer — thanks for sharing some of yours! Thanks, too, for hosting this week!
Margaret, your post rings with creativity from the first clever zeno from Laura to your own zeno that has that great alliterative thought: seas of symphonic concert. Now, I know what a zine is. My mother used to make handmade cards that were quite lovely. She would have loved learning about zine making. Thanks for hosting.
Thank you for hosting, Margaret! I enjoyed the poems so much, and I can’t wait to share this form with my teacher colleagues!
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A beautiful post! I love the xeno-zine idea. You always inspire me to write more and to write better.
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Thank you, Margaret, for hosting today, and thank you for sharing these zenos…and your zeno zine! Today, as we take our second child to college (her first year, and she is so ready and I am excited for her but somehow surprisingly oh-so-sad today) it is magical to find this inspiration I need to dive into poetry and some new thinking. Many hugs and best wishes to you for a beautiful school year with your fortunate students. xx
I understand your sadness, and of course, you know that she is exactly where she needs to be. You have given her wings. Poetry helps to keep us rooted in love and creativity.
Lovely lovely lovely! The zine is such fun for all ages, and trendy too! I’ve not written a zeno, but Laura’s rosemary and your music make me want to. Thanks for the inspiration and for hosting today. xo
Both zenos and zines are new to me. Now I want to try them out after seeing yours and Laura’s. I love that you are hosting a workshop on zines–what fun! I think they would make a great gift to send to my college kids for a bit of mail to brighten their day.
Hello, birds, music, and poets! Happy Friday!
Thanks for hosting. 🙂
Both poems are lovely!
Love the “flying quartets”; beautiful!
I had never heard of zeno, so nice to learn something new. I hate to be the editor police, but there’s a typo in the first word of Laura’s poem. It’s should be its, no apostrophe. Otherwise, nice poems with good images.
Thank you for hosting today, Margaret! Zenos are tricky. These are both lovely, and I love your idea of making zeno zines. Have fun at your workshops!
Thanks Margaret! Cool creative project 🙂
Wow – a zeno. That’s new to me. I am trying to figure out how to become a part of Poetry Friday – technology is not my strength! Thank you for the new perspectives.
Thanks for hosting, Margaret–I didn’t post this week, between getting Daisy back to college and not feeling well. Your zeno zines is such a great project it should be trademarked! I love Laura’s rosemary zeno. Let me give it a try:
I step outside to read the leaves
my garden writes
for me:
mint!
Much more mint than
just a
hint,
More mint than is
fit to
print!
Hee. That was fun. Hope things are going more smoothly at school; your Slice was a good reminder.
I love comments with poems in them. Thanks for your minty zeno. I can’t wait to see you for real next weekend!
Oh, Heidi, you always find the silver lining. Feel better!
Great post! Thank you! Those swaps really are the best.
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