_____.About Poetry: The 'kue is Cool

The 'kue (pl. 'kue, both pronounced /ku/) is a poetic form.

A true'kue has seventeen syllables arranged
in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables.

Variations of this basic form are called loose'kue
or pops, which was Jack Kerouac's term for them.

Poems that are not true'kue or loose'ku are un'kue.

'kue joined together in a longer work are glue'kue.

Glue'kue produced collaboratively are crew'kue.

Happy 'kue are joie'kue, sad 'kue are blue'kue.

Dark 'kue are noir'kue, twisted 'kue wry'kue.

A 'kue that expresses remorse is a rue'kue.

'kue are mostly unrhymed and untitled.

And a 'kue anthology is a beau'kue.

That's quite enough about 'kue,
click the bento to sample a few.
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