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LUNE POETRY FORM

Lune is a simple and fun form of poetry to write. The poem is a 13 syllable self- contained poem that has 5 syllables in the first line, 3 syllables in the second line and 5 syllables in the final line. Rhymes are fine but not required. Any subject can be used.
The Lune form (5-3-5) was invented by poet Robert Kelly, as a concise form of American haiku more consistent with the succinct style of the Japanese masters; but, unlike haiku, it has no rules beyond the syllables.

Kelly, who teaches at Bard College, never explained the title. Many have speculated that when left-justified it refers to the crescent shape of the moon. Others have suggested the title refers to the thirteen lunar months, since the poem has thirteen syllables, but these are merely speculations.

Many Lunes are "centered" creating an hour glass shape of two crescent moons, but it all depends on the syllables.

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