{"id":137991027,"date":"2026-04-13T17:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/?p=137991027"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:15:44","slug":"new-form-quadrille-quaiku-day-13-of-national-poetry-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/new-form-quadrille-quaiku-day-13-of-national-poetry-month\/","title":{"rendered":"New Form &#8211; Quadrille Quaiku: Day 13 of National Poetry Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Day 13: National Poetry Month<\/h2>\n<h2>Quadrille Quaiku<\/h2>\n<p>My friend, the <a href=\"https:\/\/davidhoffmann.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poet and photographer David Hoffman<\/a>, invented a new poetry form, the <a href=\"https:\/\/davidhoffmann11.wordpress.com\/2026\/04\/12\/the-quadrille-quaiku\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Quadrille Quaiku<\/strong><\/a>. The rules are deceptively simple. According to David:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Quadrille Quaiku consists of four linked haiku or senryu. The four linked poems form a single poem. Each of the four stanzas is a Quarter Quadrille Quaiku [which David previously invented].<\/p>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u200bEach of the four poems meets the following format:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Each stanza may be either a haiku or a senryu<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">3 lines per stanza<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">5\/7\/5 syllable count<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">The total word count for each stanza is 11 words<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">The four stanzas combined total 44 words.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u200b<span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/quadrillequaiku?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZYnda7jxlqF-WIafsKbwXxlDRuK0P8lneDVGxa1DHfECuGwwAzu-mtmyBeUmZ3L73IGnYcN1tvi9tZEppzNub5uemWXIidFXKyh9v2tBqId03WJNAXsXzqzBW6SccnKzMAFfMws2Aw8KlOsld0d5ckD&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#QuadrilleQuaiku<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/quarterquadrillequaiku?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZYnda7jxlqF-WIafsKbwXxlDRuK0P8lneDVGxa1DHfECuGwwAzu-mtmyBeUmZ3L73IGnYcN1tvi9tZEppzNub5uemWXIidFXKyh9v2tBqId03WJNAXsXzqzBW6SccnKzMAFfMws2Aw8KlOsld0d5ckD&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#QuarterQuadrilleQuaiku<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I thought this sounded diabolical, but of course I had to try it. I didn&#8217;t realize I beat him to the punch! The following is, apparently, the first-ever Quadrille Quaiku, but David quickly responded to mine with one of his own.<\/p>\n<h3>Mine<\/h3>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">sesquipedalian<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">forms on tiny feet, each beat<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">kicks my ample ass<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">poetry puzzles<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">plink, plunk, words fall into place<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">silent, gracelessly<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">senryu&#8217;s a sin,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">but worse to mangle haiku &#8212;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">unnatural crime<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">shun me, lock me up<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">let me return to sonnets<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">pentametrically.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>David&#8217;s Response (&#8220;SENRYU 0494&#8221;)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">call me a sinner\u2014<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">a sweet senryu lover\u2014<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">syllables swoon me<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">I did not sonnet<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">now innumerable bees<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">still plague her bonnet<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">cultured poets write<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">words I have not even heard\u2014<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">syllables swooning<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">unnatural crime<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">to shun me\u2014 then lock me up<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">senryu swooning<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>\u00a9 Copyright David Hoffmann 2026 &#8211; All Rights Reserved<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Other National Poetry Month Posts<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/national-poetry-month-texas-style\/\">National Poetry Month, Texas Style!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/apricots-a-tanka-encompassing-three-prompts\/\">Apricots: a Tanka Encompassing Three Prompts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/bee-sting-day-2-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Bee Sting: Day 2 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/cacophony-and-cbd-day-3-in-nonsense-verse-and-found-poetry\/\">Cacophony and CBD: Day 3 in Nonsense Verse and Found Poetry<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/technically-a-writer-day-3-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Technically, a Writer: Day 3 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/dive-day-4-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Dive: Day 4 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/storm-front-day-4-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Storm Front: Day 4 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/energized-day-5-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Energized: Day 5 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/grump-day-5-%c2%bd-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Grump: Day 5 \u00bd of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/future-frittered-away-day-6-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Future Frittered Away: Day 6 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/hell-hell-hell-day-7-more-or-less-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Hell, Hell, Hell: Day 7 (More or Less) of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/i-day-8-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Insomnia: Day 8 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/juxtaposition-day-9-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Juxtaposition: Day 9 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/knife-edge-day-10-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Knife Edge: Day 10 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/lost-a-day-day-11-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Lost a Day: Day 11 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/many-definitions-day-12-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Many Definitions: Day 12 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li class=\"current\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/new-form-quadrille-quaiku-day-13-of-national-poetry-month\/\">New Form &#8211; Quadrille Quaiku: Day 13 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/ode-to-imagination-day-14-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Ode to Imagination: Day 14 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/pixellated-people-day-15-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Pixellated People: Day 15 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>Your Turn!<\/h2>\n<p>Can you resist a silly challenge when a gauntlet&#8217;s thrown at your virtual feet?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a new form to try &#8211; and another of my poetry forms challenges met! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":137991078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_has_post_settings":{"highlight_sharing":"default","image_sharing":"default","headline_sharing":"default"},"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,7],"tags":[2717,2716,2788,2787,2779,2725,2772,2792,2728],"hashtags":[2793,2794],"class_list":["post-137991027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-writing","tag-a2zchallenge","tag-atozchallenge","tag-pad","tag-poem-a-day","tag-poems","tag-poetry","tag-poetry-prompts","tag-poets-northwest","tag-stafford-challenge","hashtags-quadrillequaiku","hashtags-quarterquadrillequaiku"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 05:31:45","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137991027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137991027"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137991027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137991079,"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137991027\/revisions\/137991079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137991078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137991027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137991027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137991027"},{"taxonomy":"hashtags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtags?post=137991027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}