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This form was invented by poet Julia Copus and, as the name implies, revolves around a reflective quality.
The premise is very simple execution is not. The poet writes as many lines as they please, then repeats them in reverse order as so:
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
Line 5
Line 4
Line 3
Line 2
Line 1
The idea is that when read through, the lines reveal new (and presumably complimentary) meaning in the reversed order.
example:
beside her headstone
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