Rictameter

The rictameter (singular and plural) is a modern 9-line, syllabic form in which the lines have 2/4/6/8/10/8/6/4/2 syllables and the first and last lines are the same 2-syllable word. They may also be iambic or trochaic, or otherwise have half as many stressed syllables as unstressed per line.

Poems

1. 2025-06-04

   Anti-
   Material—
   A tendency of fear,
   Each relic in your sepulchre
   Is made of bugs and dirt and stars
   Like all the rest of us
   As changeable as chalk
   In children's games
   Outside.