I remember by the end of the last century the triolet form had fallen very much out of favour and was used, if at all, mostly as a vehicle for light verse.
I and a few others became interested in reviving the form for serious verse, and I think since then its popularity has increased considerably.
It remains one of my favourite forms. Like any form it requires both art and craft. I believe a key requirement, in common with other repeating forms, is to add resonance to the repetends as the poem progresses.
It's good to see Allison Joseph introducing the triolet to a wider range of readers and writers.
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