Fibonacci, aka Fib Poetry, is based upon a numerical sequence named for the twelfth century mathematician, Leonardo Fibonacci. The sequence begins with a 0 and a 1, and progresses to the next number by adding the two numbers that came before:

For example, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55 and so on, with the number being EITHER the syllable count or word count for the line. Most Fibs, are just six lines and utilize syllable counts, in the succession 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8.

As is the case with most syllable-based formats, there are no rhyme or meter requirements.

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