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This is a list of '''[[poetry]] formats''' in [[Toki Pona]]. It focuses mainly on ''original'' formats that have been proposed for and used in Toki Pona, but formats from other languages that are popular in Toki Pona poetry are also listed at the bottom.
=Square poems=▼
==leko nimi==▼
The archetypical leko nimi is a short poem in sitelen pona consisting of an equal amount of lines and words per line forming a square. The poem can then be read both horizontally (usually left-to-right) and vertically (usually top-to-bottom). How strict these rules apply to a particular poem is up to the author.▼
▲==Square poems==
▲==={{tp|leko nimi}}===
* [https://omekapo.gitbook.io/jan-culture/lifestyle/art#leko-nimi 'tomo moku' - jan Likipi]▼
▲The
* [https://omekapo.gitbook.io/jan-culture/lifestyle/art#leko-nimi - kule epiku Atawan]▼
* [https://liputenpo.org/lipu-tenpo-nanpa-nimi/ toki mus pi nasin tu - tan jan Ke Tami (p.12)]▼
In an informal emoji reaction poll in the {{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}} Discord server, 19 respondents knew about the format already, while 52 were new to the format, and 8 reported having made one.<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|jan Ke Tami}}|username=retsamys|url=//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/828474497865744444/1015311855398440991|channel=sona-kulupu|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|retrieved=2 October 2023}}</ref>
* [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340307145373253642/944692073448230943/76C9F681-8C63-40D4-A9A9-EDA171B9D7EC.jpg - tan waso Pini lon kulupu pi wawa sewi]▼
The following is a list of {{tp|leko nimi}} poems:
==Letter squares==▼
<!-- Sorted alphabetically by author's name, excluding headnoun(s) -->
* [https://liputenpo.org/lipu-tenpo-nanpa-mun/ "{{tp|soweli}}", "{{tp|kasi lili}}", "{{tp|pu ala}}", and "{{tp|waso}}"] by {{tok|jan Ali}} (p. 12)
==Syllable squares==▼
▲* [https://omekapo.gitbook.io/jan-culture/lifestyle/art#leko-nimi
* [https://liputenpo.org/lipu-tenpo-nanpa-
▲* [https://omekapo.gitbook.io/jan-culture/lifestyle/art#leko-nimi
=References=▼
* [https://reddit.com/r/tokipona/comments/1b3rz61/leko_nimi_pi_soweli_moli/ "{{tp|soweli moli}}"] by u/Medium_Specialist622
▲* [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340307145373253642/944692073448230943/76C9F681-8C63-40D4-A9A9-EDA171B9D7EC.jpg
▲===Letter squares===
There are 39 possible letter squares with each line and each row being exactly one word, using words from [[Linku]] (with 2022 data).<ref>{{tok|jan Ke Tami}} (@retsamys). [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340307145373253642/1027731901663936512/squares.txt <code>squares.txt</code>]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231002201254/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340307145373253642/1027731901663936512/squares.txt Archived] from the original on 2 October 2023. ''Discord''.</ref>
▲===Syllable squares===
There are 335 possible syllable squares with each line and each row being exactly one word, and an additional 91 squares if coda ''-n'' gets counted separately (moraically), using words from [[Linku]] (with 2022 data).<ref>{{tok|jan Ke Tami}} (@retsamys). [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340307145373253642/1027740805860966451/squares.txt <code>squares.txt</code>]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231002201209/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/340307145373253642/1027740805860966451/squares.txt Archived] from the original on 2 October 2023. ''Discord''.</ref>
The following is a list of syllable square poems:
▲* [https://liputenpo.org/lipu-tenpo-nanpa-
* [https://toki.social/@metanomial/107699634841316800 {{tok|leko nimi suli nanpa wan pi toki pona}}] by {{tok|jan Pensamin}}
==Other original formats==
===Juxtapoem===
A juxtapoem (Toki Pona: {{tp|toki musi jasima}} or {{tp|toki musi pi ijo ante tu}}) is a format invented by {{tok|jan Mali}}. They presented it during {{tp|[[suno pi toki pona]]}} 2021 and invited viewers to use it to write their own poems, which were read aloud on stream. The format involves describing a contrast between two different things.<ref>{{cite YouTube|id=KXbXmUBzlKc|title=A poem by any other name #1 {{!}} {{tok|suno pi toki pona}} {{!}} toki pona day 2021|author={{tok|jan Mali}}|channel={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|handle={{tok|maponapitokipona}}|date=2021-09-01|access-date=2024-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite YouTube|id=5mh2MYJTyX0|title=A poem by any other name #2 {{!}} {{tok|suno pi toki pona}} {{!}} toki pona day 2021|author={{tok|jan Mali}}|channel={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|handle={{tok|maponapitokipona}}|date=2021-09-03|access-date=2024-03-03}}</ref>
<pre>(ijo #1) li ___
li ______.
mi ___ ona
la ______.
taso, (ijo #2) li lon/kama.
(ijo #2) ___.
ona li ___ (ijo #1)
la ______.</pre>
==Poetry formats from other languages==
===''Haiku''===
{{w|Haiku}} is a short poetry format originating from Japan, usually consisting of three phrases composed of 17 [[mora]]s in a 5-7-5 pattern. In Western languages, it is common to count syllables instead of moras. Haiku do not normally have {{w|rhyme}} or {{w|Metre (poetry)|meter}}. In Toki Pona, moraic haiku (where the coda {{tp|-n}} is counted separately) and syllabic haiku (where coda {{tp|-n}} is not counted) both exist.
Some examples of Toki Pona haiku:
* [[oldwikisource:toki Haiku kepeken toki pona|toki Haiku kepeken toki pona]] by Michael F. (11 syllabic haiku, [[pre-pu]])
==See also==
* ''[[User:jan Pensa/haiku guide|A guide for haiku writing in Toki Pona]]'' by [[jan Pensa]], about incorporating features of Japanese style haiku in Toki Pona
▲==References==
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