SymmyS was invented by Thomas Mills Hinkle[?] and named by Aren Emigh[?]. The poetic form is a refinement of symmetrical techniques occasionally found in golden age poets. More specifically, the idea of the symmetrical line was first inspired by an observation in a remarkable book of criticism by Dámaso Alonso[?] on Luis de Góngora[?]'s great baroque work, El Polifemo.
See http://tommyrot.arrr.net for the symmys home page and a detailed explanation of SymmyS rules and examples.
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