Verdurous Glooms
J. TulliusA personal publication devoted to the practice and appreciation of formal poetry.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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A Poem on Affection
Hello my dear friends and subscribers!
Within the Substack poet community I am perhaps one of the least prolific, a fact that is exacerbated by my professional responsibilities and preoccupations with long-term health concerns.1 I did howe...
Triolet Contest Results 2026
Preface
Once again I apologize for making the many participants wait while I carefully reviewed all the entries. I was expecting dozens of submissions and received hundreds instead. I also attentively read each triolet at least twice,...
Contest Update & Special Prize!
Dear Friends,
The response to the 2026 Verdurous Glooms Triolet Contest has been incredible; the number of participants increased exponentially thanks to the generous restacks and word of mouth. This means, however, that my intent to publi...
Triolet Contest 2026
Last year this fairly insignificant publication hosted its first potentially annual triolet contest. This year, I am happy to announce that it is officially annual.
Below you can find the post for the original challenge (with example poem...
Chemo
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Chemo
Sundry sounds:
the blinking boxes wheeling to the roar
of shuffling feet upon a sterile floor
in endless rounds
and rounds...
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One man learning to die. Verdurous Glooms for poetry; The Old Tree for thoughts. "He is a [sane] man who can have tragedy in his heart and comedy in his head” (G.K. Chesterton). Absolutely zero AI, LLM, or other degrading, parasitic technologies.
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