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    Poetry Deep Dive 8

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    Genre Deep Dives
    Top Read Poetry Since Deep Dive 7
    Top 5 Most Read Poetry - Ballad
    a poem that tells a story and was traditionally set to music. Usually follows a form of rhymed (abcb) quatrains alternating four-stress and three-stress lines.
    Bragi's Bagatelles by Parker Owens Complete Gentle Healer by Ticklishboy30 Complete A year of schoolwork: poems I submitted for a grade by MythOfHappiness Complete Around the Bend - NaPoWriMo 2022 by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold A Loving Memory by Ticklishboy30 Complete Top 9 Most Read Poetry - Blank Verse
    a poem with regular metrical but unrhymed lines, almost always in iambic pentameter.
    By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Terpsichore Behind the Mask by Parker Owens Complete Seasoning of the Seasons by Valkyrie Complete Old Coats: Explorations in the Cedar Closet by Parker Owens Complete Fountain, Field and Forest by Parker Owens Complete Breathless and Mendacity by Headstall Complete Seasoned to Taste by Aditus Complete Haiku, Secret, and Wisdom by Headstall Complete The Foretelling by Headstall Complete Top 0 Most Read Poetry - Cinquain
    a short poem consisting of five, usually unrhymed lines containing, respectively, two, four, six, eight, and two syllables. Cinquains may be paired and manipulated to create longer forms. For example, the mirror cinquain has lines of syllables 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, 2, 8, 6, 4, 2.  Cinquains are often used in teaching schoolchildren early forms of poetry.
    No stories Top 1 Most Read Poetry - Confessional
    Features intimate and personal revelations, often drawing on the poet's own experiences, emotions, and struggles.
    Family embrace by Jean87 Complete Top 0 Most Read Poetry - Ekphrastic Poetry
    Responds to or describes a work of visual art, capturing the essence of a painting, sculpture, or other visual medium through words.
    No stories Top 0 Most Read Poetry - Epic Poetry
    a lengthy narrative poem, typically set in the far past, involving heroic and extraordinary adventures and dealings of people with gods or other superhuman forces.
    No stories Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Free-Verse
    poetry that follows natural speech patterns, but does not rhyme or follow a regular meter
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy In Process Headstall's Reflections by Headstall Temporary Hold Occasional Poetry by Parker Owens Complete Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy Complete Cozy Contemplations by Headstall Long-Term Hold April Musings by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold Moggy's Mutterings by mogwhy Complete Lyrical Laments by Headstall Long-Term Hold Musings of a Messed Up Mind by Mikiesboy Complete Top 0 Most Read Poetry - Ghazal
    A poetic form with rhyming couplets and a repeating refrain, often exploring themes of love, loss, and longing. It has its roots in Arabic and Persian poetry.
    No stories Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Haiku
    a short poem of three lines with five, seven, and five syllables respectively. While there are several schools of Haiku writing, the most faithful to the original will use some aspect of the natural world as its subject, and will not contain any personal references to the writer/observer.
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy In Process April Musings by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold Headstall's Poetry Prompts by Headstall Complete By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold NaPoWriMo - 2017 by Emi GS Complete Poems and Short Quips by MacGreg Long-Term Hold NaPoWriMo-2016 by Emi GS Complete Musings of a Mongoose by Cynus Complete Reflecting in Haiku by empath Temporary Hold Puppilull's poetry prompts by Puppilull Long-Term Hold Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Limerick
    a poem that is typically humorous and bawdy, written in five-line, predominantly anapestic trimeter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA, in which the first, second and fifth lines rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share a different rhyme.
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy In Process Timmy's Journal by Mikiesboy Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Bible Sex Laws - An Exploration in Limericks by Refugium Complete Alex's Little Book of Poems by Alex Complete My Poems, Satires & Other Lyrical Nonsense by D.K. Daniels Long-Term Hold Kavya, My Poetry by asamvav111 Complete Ode to a Perfect Willy by Riley Jericho Complete JUMP! NaPoWriMo 2022 by Aditus Complete NaPoWriMo by Mikiesboy Complete Top 7 Most Read Poetry - Lyric
    a poem that expresses personal feelings or emotions, typically written in first person. There are several general groupings of lyric poetry, including elegies, odes and sonnets.
    By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B Temporary Hold Birds by Parker Owens Long-Term Hold Snippets of Oddly Romantic Lines by Ira In Process Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Bragi's Bagatelles by Parker Owens Complete Gentle Healer by Ticklishboy30 Complete Top 5 Most Read Poetry - Mixed Forms
    a mixture of two or more forms of poetry
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Abhean's Verses by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Calliope's Carousel by Parker Owens Complete Top 8 Most Read Poetry - Rhyming
    a poem containing two or more words that repeat the same or similar sounds in the final syllable, usually placed at the end of lines placed so they echo each other
    By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B Temporary Hold Birds by Parker Owens Long-Term Hold Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Blackbird Singing by raven1 Long-Term Hold Solving Word Crimes by Inkognito Complete Treasures Found by Headstall Complete The Monsters We See by Inkognito Complete Top 4 Most Read Poetry - Sonnet
    a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, typically containing ten syllables per line, traditionally using iambic pentameter. A sonnet must contain a turning point (or, volta), in which the thread of the theme changes direction. There are three main sorts of sonnet: Italian (or, Petrarchan), Shakesperean, and Spenserian; each of these has a different rhyme scheme. The Italian rhymes ABBAABBA CDCDCD or ABBAABBA CDECDE; the Shakespearean uses ABAB CDCD EFEF GG; the Spenserian ABAB BCBC CDCD EE.
    By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Bragi's Bagatelles by Parker Owens Complete Delicious Delights by Aditus Complete Top 1 Most Read Poetry - Translation
    a poem translated from another language
    Around the Bend - NaPoWriMo 2022 by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold
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    Paranormal Deep Dive 8

    By Myr,


    Genre Deep Dives
    Top Read Paranormal Stories Since Deep Dive 7
    Top 2 Most Read Paranormal - Cryptid
    Features creatures from folklore, mythology, or cryptozoology, such as Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, or Chupacabra. The narrative often revolves around encounters with these mysterious beings.
    Lovesquatch: A Culinary Cryptid Romcom by Rafy Complete A Night on Pine Ridge by Myr Complete Top 3 Most Read Paranormal - Cursed Objects
    Focuses on objects with supernatural or cursed properties. The plot typically involves characters trying to understand or break the curse associated with the object.
    Dust in the Basement by Celian Complete Just a Tuesday by Celian Complete Hotel Room 606 by Lee Wilson Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Demonic Paranormal Romance
    centers on a romantic relationship involving a demon or half-demon, blending supernatural allure with emotional depth, danger, or forbidden attraction. The stories balance sensual chemistry and heartfelt connection with infernal magic, moral tension, and the thrill of loving someone who isn’t entirely human.
     
    Into the Oblivion by Solus Magus Complete Demon and the Fox by LieLocks Complete Necromancer Legacy by LieLocks Complete Torturous Love : Version 3 by Sasha Distan Complete Grump by Toast Complete A Summoner's Heart by jamiiewhiite Long-Term Hold Cerulean Dreams by xTony Complete Damp Sunshine by Parchment_Of_Love Long-Term Hold Battle for Souls by Cia Complete Stolen Pleasures by Sasha Distan Complete Top 1 Most Read Paranormal - Haunted Tech
    Combines paranormal / horror with modern technology, such as cursed devices or AI gone wrong.
    Sparks for Nyx by Myr Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Paranormal Mystery
    Mystery story with paranormal elements such as ghosts, vampires, werewolves or magic. May also features a detective or investigator who deals with supernatural or occult cases. These protagonists use both conventional and supernatural means to solve mysteries.
    The Truth of Yesterday by Josh Aterovis Complete All Lost Things by Josh Aterovis Complete Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete In the Angel's Keeping by Josh Aterovis Complete Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Shadow Effect by kbois Complete 40 Souls to Keep by Libby Drew Complete Welcome to Redwaters by Hardianarcher In Process Who Was That Boogeyman I Saw You With Last Night, Charlie Boone? by Geron Kees Complete Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Romantic Paranormal
     is a paranormal story with romantic elements.  If you have a story that is primarily a romance, but with paranormal elements, use Romance -> Paranormal Romance.
    BigPaws by Jack Poignet Complete Beyond the Veil by Laura S. Fox In Process Running with the Pack by WolfM Complete Oregon in the Fall by drown Temporary Hold Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W In Process Timber Pack Chronicles by Rob Colton Complete Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Complete Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso Complete Enforcer by Rob Colton Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Shifters
    Stories that feature multiple types or types other that werewolves of humans capable of assuming animal aspects or full changing into animals
    Wolf in the City by Laura S. Fox Complete BigPaws by Jack Poignet Complete Beyond the Veil by Laura S. Fox In Process Oregon in the Fall by drown Temporary Hold Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Secrets 3: The Road to the Future by Bill W In Process Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Complete Love in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Vampires
    Stories that focus on Vampires - Example: Twilight
    Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold BigPaws by Jack Poignet Complete Angel Awakened by Painawakened In Process GFD 12: Blood Ties by Comicality Author Passed Away Crossing the Moon by HinderToyBL Complete Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun Long-Term Hold Only What the Moon Sees by thedelfinoplaza Temporary Hold Re-Birth by Justin4Fun Complete Re-Education by Justin4Fun Complete Kabal by Aditus Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Werewolves
    Stories focusing on werewolves specifically.  Teen Wolf
    Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold Wolf in the City by Laura S. Fox Complete BigPaws by Jack Poignet Complete Beyond the Veil by Laura S. Fox In Process Running with the Pack by WolfM Complete Oregon in the Fall by drown Temporary Hold Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Timber Pack Chronicles by Rob Colton Complete Enforcer by Rob Colton Complete Savage Moon 06 - The New Breed by Comicality Author Passed Away
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