A Gregorian Italian Sonnaiku is the combination of the Italian Sonnet and a haiku juxtaposed between the octave and the sestet.  In writng a sonnet the octavet (the first eight lines) asks a quetion.  The poet then answers the question in the sestet  (the last six lines).  This is the reason why the Italian sonnet was chosen above the other forms (Milton, Shakespeare, et al).  The Itlain sonnet is concise in its stanzas.  I have taken this a step further and have asked the poet and what moment d ... more »

A Gregorian Italian Sonnaiku is the combination of the Italian Sonnet and a haiku juxtaposed between the octave and the sestet.  In writng a sonnet the octavet (the first eight lines) asks a quetion.  The poet then answers the question in the sestet  (the last six lines).  This is the reason why the Italian sonnet was chosen above the other forms (Milton, Shakespeare, et al).  The Itlain sonnet is concise in its stanzas.  I have taken this a step further and have asked the poet and what moment did you find your answer to the question.  The Zen of the moment, and then pen it in the form of a haiku juxtaposed between the two stanzas.

There are alos many different rhyme schemes to the Italian sonnet, so therefore, there are many different names for them.  When I am writing a specific form of the Italian sonnet I will include it in the Poetry Form that is headlined on all my poetry.  There is also going to be a HOW_TO PEN this form as soon as I polish it up and make it more readable in layman's terms.


Remember, this is my experimental form that I have created while taking courses to obtain my Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Creative Writing.  Less