a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one. Also pantun.
What is the format of a pantoum?
The pantoum is a poem of any length, composed of four-line stanzas in which the second and fourth lines of each stanza serve as the first and third lines of the next stanza. The last line of a pantoum is often the same as the first.
What are some examples of pantoum poems?
Five of the Best Examples of the Pantoum Form in English Poetry
- Carolyn Kizer, 'Parents' Pantoum'. ...
- John Ashbery, 'Pantoum'. ...
- Peter Shaffer, 'Juggler, Magician, Fool'. ...
- Anne Waldman, 'Baby's Pantoum'. ...
- Oliver Tearle, 'The Cashpoint'.