Gogyoshi was originally invented by Tekkan Yosano. Then the modern Japanese poet Taro Aizu created World Gogyoshi which is considered a marriage between Japanese Gogyoshi and English Pentastich. There are no syllable restrictions. Writing a poem in five lines with a title is its only rule. The title should be in caps. Content and themes are chosen by the poet.
Every poet finds their own muse – the irresistible figure that draws the artist (author, writer) toward the light of creativity. To some, muse is a guardian spirit or force who is a source of inspiration for creativity.
A dog, I have always said, is prose; a cat is a poem. — Jean Burden
The crown of literature is poetry. — W. Somerset Maugham
a pile of small poems ~ haiku • senryu • gogyoshi • cinquain • and free verse
