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    Poetry Deep Dive 4

    By Myr,


    Genre Deep Dives
    Top 10 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.
    a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Second Sight: Remembering Some San Francisco Neighborhoods by AC Benus Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Lyrics for Tony - a collection of poems by AC Benus Complete Bragi's Bagatelles by Parker Owens Complete Lyrics for K. by AC Benus Complete Song of the '70s by AC Benus Complete Top 10 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 Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Terpsichore Behind the Mask by Parker Owens Complete Second Sight: Remembering Some San Francisco Neighborhoods by AC Benus Complete Seasoned to Taste by Aditus Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Seasoning of the Seasons by Valkyrie Complete Fountain, Field and Forest by Parker Owens 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.
    The Walled Garden of Enchantment by AC Benus 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 5 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.
    Pride Month, and other Haibun by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold The Walled Garden of Enchantment by AC Benus Complete Lorca’s "Love from the Darkness Sonnets" by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Lorca's "Ode to Walt Whitman" by AC Benus Complete 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 By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus Complete The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process Cozy Contemplations 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 By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold NaPoWriMo - 2017 by Emi GS Complete Poems and Short Quips by MacGreg Long-Term Hold Headstall's Poetry Prompts by Headstall Complete JUMP! NaPoWriMo 2022 by Aditus Complete My Twentieth Year by AC Benus Complete April Musings by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Musings of a Mongoose by Cynus Complete 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 JUMP! NaPoWriMo 2022 by Aditus Complete Kavya, My Poetry by asamvav111 Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Alex's Little Book of Poems by Alex Complete My Poems, Satires & Other Lyrical Nonsense by D.K. Daniels Long-Term Hold Limerick's loony bin and other crazy sh% by Aditus Complete Bible Sex Laws - An Exploration in Limericks by Refugium Complete NaPoWriMo by Mikiesboy Complete Top 10 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.
    Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B In Process By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Light & Dragonflies: Nature Poems/Love Poems by AC Benus Complete Birds by Parker Owens Long-Term Hold 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Mixed Forms
    a mixture of two or more forms of poetry
    The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Temporary Hold Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete Translation Trashbin by AC Benus Temporary Hold By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus Complete JUMP! NaPoWriMo 2022 by Aditus Complete You Were There, and other poems by AC Benus In Process a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Top 10 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
    Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B In Process By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete Something in the Way by Lee Wilson Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Birds by Parker Owens Long-Term Hold 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Top 10 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 The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus Complete A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus Complete rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold 1940, 1970 and Today – plus other poems by AC Benus Complete Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Translation
    a poem translated from another language
    The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Temporary Hold Translation Trashbin by AC Benus Temporary Hold The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus In Process The Thousandth Regiment by AC Benus Complete a Glass Floor Underfoot by AC Benus Complete Light & Dragonflies: Nature Poems/Love Poems by AC Benus Complete Hymenaios, or the Marriage of the God of Marriage by AC Benus Complete Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Miracles by AC Benus Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Long-Term Hold
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    Paranormal Deep Dive 4

    By Myr,


    Genre Deep Dives
    Top 0 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.
    No stories Top 0 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.
    No stories 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.
    Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Shadow Effect by kbois Complete Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Special Circumstances by lawfulneutralmage Complete 40 Souls to Keep by Libby Drew Complete Hidden Secrets by Mawgrim Complete The Holly and the Ivy by Aditus Complete The Cat Burglar by Aditus Temporary Hold Kabal by Aditus Complete Caesura by Aditus 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.
    Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W In Process Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Running with the Pack by WolfM Complete Shadow Effect by kbois Complete The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Timber Pack Chronicles by Rob Colton Complete Touch: A survival story. by Rhythminthemind Long-Term Hold Cernunnos by astone2292 Complete Enforcer by Rob Colton Complete Death in the Shadows by astone2292 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
    Oregon in the Fall by drown Temporary Hold Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W In Process Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Shadow Effect by kbois Complete The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Secrets: The Truth is Slowly Revealed by Bill W Complete Spirit Wolves by kbois Complete Cernunnos by astone2292 Complete Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Love in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Vampires
    Stories that focus on Vampires - Example: Twilight
    Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun In Process GFD 12: Blood Ties by Comicality Author Passed Away Re-Education by Justin4Fun Complete Re-Forging by Justin4Fun Complete Re-Birth by Justin4Fun Complete Re-United by Justin4Fun Complete Crave by LitLover Complete The Holly and the Ivy by Aditus Complete The Cat Burglar by Aditus Temporary Hold Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Werewolves
    Stories focusing on werewolves specifically.  Teen Wolf
    Oregon in the Fall by drown Temporary Hold Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Running with the Pack by WolfM Complete Timber Pack Chronicles by Rob Colton Complete A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski In Process Enforcer by Rob Colton Complete Connor and the Wolves by Yeoldebard Complete Higher Education by WolfM Complete The Journal of Chris Williams by WolfM Complete
  22. Myr

    Non-Fiction Deep Dive 4

    By Myr,


    Genre Deep Dives
    Top 7 Most Read Non-Fiction - Autobiography
    is a self-written account of one's life. Takes stock of the autobiographer's life from the moment of composition. While biographers generally rely on a wide variety of documents and viewpoints, autobiography may be based entirely on the writer's memory.
    An Advent Calendar by Aditus Complete Pride Month, and other Haibun by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Second Sight: Remembering Some San Francisco Neighborhoods by AC Benus Complete Farm Tales by quokka Complete Self-help by northie Complete A Gay Man on His Own at Christmas by albertnothlit Complete My Coming Out Story by LittleBuddhaTW Complete Top 0 Most Read Non-Fiction - Biography
    is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of their life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality.
    No stories Top 10 Most Read Non-Fiction - Creative Non-Fic
    writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives. Creative nonfiction contrasts with other nonfiction, such as academic or technical writing or journalism, which is also rooted in accurate fact but is not written to entertain based on prose style. Many writers view creative nonfiction as overlapping with the essay.
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy Temporary Hold Headstall's Reflections by Headstall Temporary Hold Boy Story: The Road Taken by Rip Skor Complete timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy Complete Timmy's Journal by Mikiesboy Complete Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus Complete Cozy Contemplations by Headstall Long-Term Hold Ravings of a Rabid Werewolf - Poetry by Wolf by WolfM Long-Term Hold Musings of a Messed Up Mind by Mikiesboy Long-Term Hold Top 3 Most Read Non-Fiction - Letter
    letter is a written message conveyed from one person (or group of people) to another through a medium. [1] The term usually excludes written material intended to be read in its original form by large numbers of people, such as newspapers and placards, although even these may include material in the form of an "open letter".
    Dear Carlos by Mikiesboy Complete Azkarah by Defiance19 Complete Random Musings by Bryson Temporary Hold Top 10 Most Read Non-Fiction - Reference
    books in the reference nonfiction genre contain relevant information on a subject and where you can go to learn more about that subject. The books in this genre can be about anything people might need to know about. They can be marketing guides for writers or lists of travel destinations in a country or area – anything where one can list information in an easy to use way to help people find the information on a topic.
    The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus Temporary Hold Translation Trashbin by AC Benus In Process One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus Complete WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L Temporary Hold Zero to Hero, a Guide by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Second Sight: Remembering Some San Francisco Neighborhoods by AC Benus Complete WL's Gay Manga and Anime Review by W_L Complete June, 2020 – Hell in a Handbasket by AC Benus Long-Term Hold Naptown 00 - Introduction by Altimexis Complete
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