The Whitney form was created
by Betty Ann Whitney, poet and editor; she now lives in Wesley
Chapel, Florida. The Whitney, a syllabic form, contains
seven lines and 28 syllables; the syllable pattern is 3 4 3 4 3
4 7. "In the Garden Year", published in
Sol Magazine, is an example composed by the author.
In the Garden Year
Voted best
Among the months
May and June
Sprout root and grow.
Soon will dance
On wiry stems
A blend of upturned blossoms.
Betty Ann Whitney
