Denise E Lindquist
Bio
I am married with 7 children, 27 grands, and 12 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium weekly.
Stories (630/0)
- Top Story - December 2023
National Novel Writing Month Is Over for 2023Top Story - December 2023
Almost every day I would ask myself, why am I doing this again? And I would answer that it helps me with my writing discipline. To meet the goal of 50,000 words it is only about 1700 words a day. 'Only' is not the right word for it, however!
By Denise E Lindquist5 months ago in Writers
Winter
Ya-du: Poetic Forms, Writers Digest, Robert Lee Brewer The ya-du is a Burmese poetic form. Here are the guidelines: Quintains (or five-line stanzas). Four syllables in the first four lines. The final line has either five, seven, nine, or 11 syllables. The fourth syllable of the first line rhymes with the third syllable of the second line and the second syllable of the third line. The fourth syllable of the third line rhymes with the third syllable of the fourth line and the second syllable of the fifth line. The fourth syllable of the fourth line rhymes with the final syllable of the final line. Subject usually deals with seasons. Most ya-du are written in three or fewer stanzas. Here's a way to visualize the structure/rhymes (with a 5-syllable final line): xxxa, xxax, xaxb, xxbc, xbxxc
By Denise E Lindquist5 months ago in Poets
480 Stories in 2.5 Years
In May 2021, my gift to myself was to write on Vocal Media. I had been reading on medium.com but not as a member, and not even every month for several years. I love to read. I didn’t know I would love to write. I knew I had a lot of stories that weren’t written, and I have even more now.
By Denise E Lindquist5 months ago in FYI
All Sass, No Class!
The waka is a Japanese 5-line poem (or stanza) that is often considered synonymous with the tanka, because both have a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable per line structure. However, the waka groups its lines together in a particular way. The first 2 lines should make up one piece, the next 2 lines should make the next, and then, the final line can stand on its own--or as part of the second group. It's possible to end stop after line 2, 4, and 5. But other forms of punctuation can do the trick as well. Writers Digest, Robert Lee Brewer
By Denise E Lindquist5 months ago in Poets
The Vikings
The villanelle, like the other French forms, does have many of the same properties as the rondeau: plenty of rhyme and repetition. This French form was actually adapted from Italian folk songs (villanella) about rural life. One of the more famous contemporary villanelles is “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,” by Dylan Thomas. The villanelle consists of five tercets and a quatrain with line lengths of 8–10 syllables. The first and third lines of the first stanza become refrains that repeat throughout the poem. It looks like this: A(1), b, A(2), — a, b, A(1), — a, b, A(2), — a, b, A(1), — a, b, A(2), — a, b, A(1), A(2). Writers Digest, Robert Lee Brewer
By Denise E Lindquist5 months ago in Poets
Native Americans At Thanksgiving
When I placed a turkey message on my page on Facebook and got no feedback from family or Native American friends, I knew what that was about. A friend who is very in tune with the Native American culture commented about not "Celebrating Taking Day."
By Denise E Lindquist5 months ago in Families
Messages That Have Helped Me Along The Way!
Stories I was told growing up, culture stories taught me values and lessons. Many in a humorous way. The story about the eagle flying through the center of the storm to get to the other side has been so helpful to me and others.
By Denise E Lindquist5 months ago in Psyche
The Wait
The quintilla is a Spanish poetic form that, as you may have guessed from the name, uses five-line stanzas. Here are the guidelines: - Five-line stanzas. - Eight syllables per line. - An ab rhyme scheme in which at least two lines use the “a” rhyme and at least two lines use the “b” rhyme… - But the stanza cannot end with a rhyming couplet. As such, these are the possible rhyme pattern variations: - abaab, ababa, abbab, aabab, aabba Writer’s Digest, Robert Lee Brewer
By Denise E Lindquist5 months ago in Poets