Since 2006 The Fib Review has been an online poetry journal that specializes in only one particular poetry form - the Fibonacci poem. Submissions are carefully selected for publication based on their poetic value and their adherence to the Fibonacci number sequence whether in syllable count, word count or any other experimental genre yet to be created.

The Fib Review Issue #11

The Fib Review Issue #11 features an international community of poets representing Canada, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, the UK, and the US.

This issue welcomes back the talents Colin Bell (wolfiewolfgang) with a powerful palindrome; Lois Elaine Heckman who teaches importance of opposition; Julie Corbett's poem which is an archeological experiment with words developing the theme of ritual and remembrance.

New to The Fib Review are Angela Hinkle whose powerful poems spin us into alternate realities; Brian Zimmer and Chuck Salmons who work their magic with shades of light; the spiritual poem of Ann M. DeVenezia; the reflective thoughts of Jen Marshall Lagedrost; the sensitive poem of Pamela Gemme; and the haiku-like poems of Denize Jacques and Winston Plowes.

The voices in Issue #11 prove that Fibonacci poetry is solid poetry. We hope you enjoy it.

Mary-Jane Grandinetti
Editor

What is a Fib?

The Fibonacci poem is a poetry form based on the structure of the Fibonacci number sequence. For those unfamiliar with the Fibonacci Sequence, it is a mathematical sequence in which every figure is the sum of the two preceding it. Thus, you begin with 1 and the sequence follows as such: 1+1=2; then in turn 1+2=3; then 2+3=5; then 3+5=8 and so on. The poetry sequence therefore consists of lines of 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, and so on with each number representing the number of syllables or words that a writer places in each line of the poem. As a literary device, it is used as a formatted pattern in which one can offer meaning in any organized way, providing the number sequence remains the constancy of the form.

The subject of the Fibonacci poem has no restriction, but the difference between a good fib and a great fib is the poetic element that speaks to the reader. No longer just a fun form to write as a math student, the poets who write Fibonacci poems have replaced the 'geek' with the poet.