POETRY
Whirling Still
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Another “fingertrap sestina,” this one the result of a larger investigation of the form. See the essay series for more.
- Why a New Form? Composing a New Poetic Form (Pt 1)
- How the Form Works: Nuts & Bolts and Fingertrap Sestinas (Pt 2)
- Initial Results & Reflection: The Sestina and Me (Pt 3)
- How Structure Works on Readers: (forthcoming Pt 4)

Apologies for the image-only version. Seeking ways to have the web page preserve the form!

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