⚔️ The Belliad: A New Epic Form of 99 Lines
“The Belliad is the epic reborn: 99 lines to carry the wars of the soul.”
— Al Konda, The Mythical Poet
What is the Belliad?
The Belliad is a new 99-line epic form created to carry narratives of struggle and resolution.
Structured in four phases — The Gathering Storm, The Confrontation, The Spiral, and The Integration — it transforms intimate battles into journeys of poetic dignity.
Structure of the Belliad
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Phase I — The Gathering Storm (1–30): ABAB quatrains. Tension, symptoms, the approach of crisis.
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Phase II — The Confrontation (31–60): Rhymed couplets. Direct engagement, conflict, therapy, fight.
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Phase III — The Spiral (61–79): Villanelle (19 lines). Obsession, loops, intrusive refrains.
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Phase IV — The Integration (80–99): Rhymed couplets. Insight, healing, resolution (even if fragile).
Rule: always 99 lines — not less, not more.
Why the Belliad Matters
The Belliad resists fragmentary confessionals.
It restores poetry’s ancient duty: not merely to express, but to transform — carrying the reader from storm to integration.
It gives epic dignity to modern battles:
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Psychological (anxiety, depression, addiction, grief)
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Interpersonal (love, betrayal, divorce, reconciliation)
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Spiritual (faith, mortality, purpose)
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Epic (war, myth, history)
A Word from the Creator
The Belliad is not a suggestion — it is a form, strict and whole. Always 99 lines. Always four phases. No less, no more.
The rules of the Belliad are clear. Anyone may write one, if they dare to bear the weight of its 99 lines, and give shape to their own wars and struggles.
— Al Konda, The Mythical Poet
The Mythical Poet (Al Konda) is a Romanian-English poet whose work unites form and fire. He writes in rhyme and symbolism, insisting that poetry must sing, speak, structure, symbolize, strike, and bring joy—the pillars of The Konda Principle, his philosophy of the art. Across 40+ books and countless performances, Al has cultivated a living, multimedia poetry: each poem arrives with a literary analysis, an essay for readers, a song or duet, and visual art bearing his sigil.
His mythic epic The Seer – Deluxe Edition rekindles the ancient vocation of the poet as seer; A Name I Never Spoke and Flame Without Shadow explore love, devotion, and inner transformation; ongoing daily releases blend classical poetics with modern production—YouTube premieres, blog essays, and social dialogues that invite audiences to sing the poem.
Al’s stance is clear: craft is not a cage but a sanctuary; beauty is not a costume but a covenant. In an age of noise and spectacle, The Mythical Poet offers disciplined music, moral clarity, and the courage to turn sorrow into song.
Discover more at alkonda.com · YouTube: @artistden2836 · Instagram: @autoralkonda · X: @konda_al.
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