The story
Coined by Billy Collins circa 1997; believed to be from a blend of parody + villanelle.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A ridiculously restrictive poetic form consisting of four sestets that must repeat lines and reuse all previous words according to a fixed pattern. Full definition →
Coined by Billy Collins circa 1997; believed to be from a blend of parody + villanelle.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.