OH MY GOODNESS THESE ARE SO HARD TO MAKE BUT I DID IT!!!! Basically the poem reads one way forewords, and has an opposite meaning when read backwards. the form was started by a woman named Marilyn Singer, who has written two books of these poems for children. Her husband suggested they be called “reverso” poems, and that is exactly what she did. The books are absolutely genius-check them out! The first book is called “mirror, mirror” and the second is called “follow follow”.
Two Reverso Poems
gods,
the
sunrises
make
me
overcome
dark.
dark,
come
over
me.
make
sunrises
the
gods.
x x x x x x x x x
crying,
I’m
beautiful,
not
just
homely.
I’m
me.
Me:
I’m
homely,
just
not
beautiful.
I’m
crying.
Copyright 2013 Golden Star Poetry
Bravo! It looks like an exceptionally difficult form, but it surprise me not at all that you have mastered it as you are a very accomplished writer! Well done!! 🙂
thank you! yes, it is extremely difficult.
These are wonderful! I’m delighted that you are working with this form.
oh my, what a wonderful surprise! thank you so much for reading! I’m so glad you liked it 🙂 I admire your poetry very much. I don’t quite know how you do it, but it’s fantastic, and I love reading it!
Thank you! I love a good challenge and I can tell that you do, too.