What does it mean to seize the day when a poem is doing the urging? Explore carpe diem’s classical roots, fleeting images and uneasy invitations to live attentively.

https://v2melody.com/poetry-guide.php?slug=carpe-diem-poetry-and-the-urgency-of-the-present

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What can a poem say down the page as well as across it? Explore acrostic poetry: hidden messages, names and second voices, with ideas for reading and writing the form.

https://v2melody.com/poetry-guide.php?slug=acrostic-poetry

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