Tricube Poems
What is a Tricube poem and how do you write one?
The Tricube poem is interesting and the name is almost self-explanatory. Consisting of 3 stanzas, 3 lines each, with 3 syllables in each line the poem the poem literally represents the mathematical concept of cubing.
The form was introduced by Phillip Larrea, an American freelance writer and poet. The poem consist of 27 syllables and it is known for its brevatiy.
Tricube poems do not have meter nor rhyming. With only 3 syllables allowed per line, the tricube poem doesn't require punctuation because the lines are more fragments of thought.
This is a newer form of poetry and because of the rules, the poet needs to make each word count.
The rules of a Tricube poem:
Each line contains 3 syllables
Each stanza contains 3 lines
Each poem contains 3 stanzas
That's all. Short and sweet. Try your hand at writing a tricube poem and come back next week to learn about writing a Lune. I'll share with my readers the first Lune I wrote.