Poetic Forms

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at ekphrasis (or ekphrastic poetry) and the art of writing poems about other pieces of art.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at ars poetica and the art of writing poems about poems.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the cut-up method (or technique) that was used by William S. Burroughs, the Dadaists, and others.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the Waltmarie poetic form invented by Candace Kubinec, along with two of her examples.

In this post, we take a look at what makes a good poem (including occasional poetry), reaction to Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem, and how you can write effective poetry for any occasion.

Learn how to write the monotetra, a poetic form developed by Michael Walker that is comprised of quatrains with a refrain, including guidelines for the form and an example poem.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the dansa, an Occitan poetic form.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the rannaigecht mor gairit, a variant form of the rannaigecht.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the Mistress Bradstreet stanza, an invented form of John Berryman.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the rannaigecht, an Irish quatrain form filled with rhymes.

Learn the winner and Top 10 list for the Writer’s Digest Poetic Form Challenge for the rime couee.

The WD Poetic Form Challenge is your opportunity to write and share a poem (trenta-sei this time around) for a chance to get published in the Poetic Asides column in Writer's Digest.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the sedoka, a 6-line question and answer Japanese form.

Learn the winner and Top 10 list for the Writer’s Digest Poetic Form Challenge for the quintilla.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the chant royal, a 60-line poetic challenge.

The WD Poetic Form Challenge is your opportunity to write and share a poem (rime couee this time around) for a chance to get published in the Poetic Asides column in Writer's Digest.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the Sicilian octave, which is similar to last week's Italian octave.

Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the Italian octave, also known as the first eight lines of Petrarchan sonnet.