
Jeanne as Diva Pig Child
palindromes — phrases that read the same forward and backward —
GO HANG A SALAMI!
I’M A LASAGNA HOG! (1991).
by Jon Agee
Pantoums – have stanzas of four lines each. The second and fourth lines of the first stanza become the first and the third lines of the following stanza. This leapfrog progression of lines continues somewhat repetitively through any number of stanzas until the final stanza. The final stanza uses the third line of the initial stanza as line two, and the first line of the initial stanza as the final line of the poem. The poem comes full circle; its first and final lines are the same.
Palindrome, Pantoum
Poems march along;
Forwards, backwards,
Strutting their song.
Poems march along
Parades march the beat;
Strutting their song;
Kicking high; kicking neat!
Parades march the beat
Majorette reaches sky;
Kicking high, kicking neat
Pals in line; drums nearby.
Majorette reaches sky
Sunlight glistens on the brass.
Pals in line; drums nearby
It’s a high style class.
Sunlight glistens on the brass,
Forwards, backwards,
It’s a high style class :
Palindrome, Pantoum!