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There's a word for writing prose, or indeed poetry, under self-imposed restrictions such as only using one vowel, or maximum word length, or only on initial character (such as the poem On Thriftiness)

What is that word, please?

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This is called constrained writing.

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Hmmm. Would my daughter texting with a phone with a broken m key count? :-) – T.E.D. Jul 14 '11 at 17:00
Thank you... the word I couldn't recall was Lipogram, but that link is much broader and much more helpful. – Dancrumb Jul 14 '11 at 17:10
@Dancrumb: I know it more readily as Oulipo, so the English term just didn't sounds right at first. But it is conveniently transparent. – Mitch Jul 14 '11 at 20:19

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