At d’Verse Poetics, Grace invites us to write a Flamenca poem in the Flamenca or Seguidilla Gitana poetry form.
The poetry form originates from Seville, the capital of Andalucía, in Southern Spain.
I enjoyed the exercise while writing this poem. You need to write it to the beat of your feet.
Flamenca poetic form? 1. Stanzaic: can be written in any number of quintains (stanzas of five lines each); 2. Syllabic: 6-6-5-6-6 syllables per line to imitate the rapid click of the heels of a dancer; 3. Assonance: L2 and L5 assonate. (same vowel sounds)
Baile de la Pasión
I stamp and click my heels marking beats with my feet swirling scarlet skirts His Spanish eyes see me Then, we have ten children Lesley Scoble, September 2023
I’ve experimented with this Flamenca poetry form, and it seems to work best if you get up out of your chair, stand up straight and arch your back in the proud manner and style of a flamenco dancer. Stamp your feet and to their rhythm recite the words out loud. It needs to be acoustic! Olé!
Repeat until you become too breathless to carry on.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Thank you, Grace and d’Verse Poetics for this Flamenca poetry prompt. ¡Es muy esplendido!
Post Script
Here’s an old enprint proving I’ve danced my version of the flamenco! It was a dance performed in the popular TV series Shang-a-Lang with the pop group the Bay City Rollers. The photo shows me on the left, my brother in the middle, and my twin on the right.
Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright, (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.
LesleyScoble.com 
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