Pruntiform
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A pruntiform is an acrostic poetic form in which the first word of each line of a poem (or stanza) corresponds sequentially to the words in the first line of the poem (or stanza). The form was invented by the United States poet Randy Prunty in the late 20th century. The following example is a stanza from his poem sequence, Van Gogh Talks (3rdness, 2000):
how maybe just delaying repeats the way ahead
maybe (can be seen now) angry face or perhaps seductive eye
just can’t tell the difference both are appealing to point of wanting to see higher
delaying (northward?) what would be done with that space and look how typical
repeats past boundary to the imagination when have all this in front of me
the black on white offering eye not so different from almond
way ahead better relax can’t let every white disturb my wanting to be there
ahead not to texture but touch comparing finger tip ridges with ridges of green and blue
