The Trijan poetry form

Trijan Refrain

The Trijan Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of three 9-line stanzas, for a total of 27 lines. Line 1 is the same in all three stanzas, although a variation of the form is not to repeat the same line at the beginning of each stanza. In other words, the beginning line of each stanza can be different. The first four syllables of line 5 in each stanza are repeated as the double-refrain for lines 7 and 8. The Trijan Refrain is a rhyming poem with a set meter and rhyme scheme as follows:

Rhyme scheme:

a/b/a/b/c/c/d,d (refrain of first 4 words of line five )/c

Syllables per line: 8/6/8/6/8/8/4,4 refrain/8

Anybody fancy trying one?

Here is my first attempt at a trijan.

Project plan.

Prioritise, set goals on time

A mantra, keep in mind

Could help us solve the paradigm

To me it’s just a bind

I Juggle more balls productive

Way of working, seems seductive

I Juggle more balls