Fourteener (poetry) Fourteener (poetry) In poetry, a fourteener is a line consisting of 14 syllables, which are usually made of seven iambic feet for which the style is also called iambic heptameter. It is most commonly found in English poetry produced in the 16th and 17th centuries. Fourteeners often appear as rhymed couplets, in which case they may be seen as ballad stanza or common metre hymn quatrains in two rather than four lines. The term may also be used as a synonym for quatorzain, a 14-line poem, such as a sonnet. Poulter's measure is a meter consisting of alternate Alexandrines combined
A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra "Art of Living Guide", wrote about her unique experiences of composing poetry through exploration of the spiritual and heritage contents in company of her co-author Arnab Jan Deka along the river Brahmaputra. The London Poetry Library, which collects and preserves books of poetry of high literary value, has given "A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra" a place of pride in its library in London. This constitutes the first such official recognition to Assamese poetry. A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra is the historic first collaborative