Welcome to class! The Poetic Trinitas 101:
Recommended Reading...
A Self-Taught Poet's Handbook for Self-Taught Poets
Terrell's handbook offers plenty of resources for the self-taught and the formally educated poet alike, featuring a special unit on the trinitas.
Things Worth Repeating?
Written as a trinitas, Terrell's book Things Worth Repeating?
(June 2022), can be read three ways.
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What is a trinitas? A poetic "trinitas" ("three in one") is written to create (at least) three distinct, but related, poems in one. Unlike a cleave or a dialectic, the trinitas liberates both poet and reader with its free verse style and stanza flexibility. Therefore, a reader may approach the piece in different ways: first, in a zig-zag manner, scanning back and forth through the stanzas; second, from the top, but reading only the stanzas on the left side of the page; and third, from the top, but reading only the stanzas aligned on the right. Worth Noting: A trinitas could be considered a type of contrapuntal poetry.
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"Risking Reputations" (#17 in Terrell's book, Things Worth Repeating?) is an example of the poetic trinitas.
Things Worth Repeating?
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Terrell's book Things Worth Repeating? is written as a poetic trinitas. Readers are offered three ways of reading each page (or, sometimes, a small group of pages) and ultimately the entire book, in the manner described above. A poetic dialogue weaves and stretches through the book from beginning to end.
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One reviewer has said: Samantha Terrell has not so much written to fulfill the needs of a particular form as discovered the only form that can do justice to this exceptional and spellbinding piece of poeticism. Initially I was concerned at having to negotiate the paths of this extended poem, but my hesitation was quickly forgotten as I abseiled down and across her ingeniously worked phrases and images. - Roger Hare, Pushcart Prize Nominee
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CALLING ALL WRITERS!
Coming soon... Your opportunity to submit to: And We Are One A Poetry Anthology in Trinitas SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED. SUBMISSIONS WILL OPEN: December 10, 2022 Start preparing your work now! On the theme: "UNITY" See below for guidelines. |
Cover art graciously provided by Sandy Peters
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Established and emerging writers are invited to submit up to two poems (one page per poem preferred) written in trinitas. Selected poems will appear in a print anthology of trinitas poetry, edited by Samantha Terrell (Honesty Poetry) and published within the calendar year of 2023. Please adhere to the guidelines set forth below.
GUIDELINES:
PLEASE NOTE:
Honesty Poetry will aim for a six-week turn-around (from the close of submissions) for responses. Responses will be made by email, to the email address from which the submission originated. Accepted poems will appear in an anthology in trinitas. A free PDF copy will be furnished to each contributor for private use. Rights will automatically revert to the writer upon publication. If your poem should appear elsewhere in the future, acknowledging Honesty Poetry with first-publish credits will be appreciated.
Honesty Poetry welcomes writers from all backgrounds regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender preference, country of origin, or any other distinguishable or indistinguishable factor. I greatly look forward to reading your work. Please be assured it will be handled with care.
GUIDELINES:
- Submissions will open December 10, 2022 and remain open until Midnight (EST) January 10, 2023.
- Submissions received outside these dates will not be considered.
- There is no reading fee for this call. (Likewise, Honesty Poetry is not a paying publication.)
- Only poems written in trinitas will be accepted for this call.
- Submit up to two poems (one page per poem preferred) on the current theme.
- Any Serif font style will suffice, in a 12-point size.
- Attach your manuscript to an email as a PDF file, to ensure the integrity of the poetic form.
- Please furnish a third-person bio in your email, for Honesty Poetry’s use in case of acceptance.
- Type the words “TRINITAS CALL” in the subject line.
- Send your submission to: poetrybysamantha (at) protonmail (dot) com
PLEASE NOTE:
Honesty Poetry will aim for a six-week turn-around (from the close of submissions) for responses. Responses will be made by email, to the email address from which the submission originated. Accepted poems will appear in an anthology in trinitas. A free PDF copy will be furnished to each contributor for private use. Rights will automatically revert to the writer upon publication. If your poem should appear elsewhere in the future, acknowledging Honesty Poetry with first-publish credits will be appreciated.
Honesty Poetry welcomes writers from all backgrounds regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender preference, country of origin, or any other distinguishable or indistinguishable factor. I greatly look forward to reading your work. Please be assured it will be handled with care.
