If we’re talking about the stanza as a room, this version of the stanza is a maze. So the way it works is that the stanza is the same across as it is down kind of like a sudoku. I got a really looming feeling from this because words are repeated diagonally from each other so it feels like an echo while you’re reading. I think conjures the feeling of not being able to escape or having to re-navigate. I also think that as a curiosity you want to read the stanza twice to make sure it really is repeating itself again so the second read is more of a second take or a sort of deja vu. This one is by Lewis Carol.
I think that Lewis Carol’s poem here is a good fit because he seems perpetually bothered by the she, which is highlighted by the use of “often.” I think other kind of poems that would be great for this form would be about themes that need revisiting and imitate restlessness. I think personally I would use this form to write about moments in social situations when I realize that the situation has been affected by gender norms.
I am here,
am I lonely
here, lonely now?
It also really makes for a fragmented feeling as it’s difficult to find a sentence that fits perfectly both ways.
I challenge you guys to try a short one too!