English Poetic Forms
Blank Verse: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at blank verse, a form invented by the Earl of Surrey.
Bob and Wheel: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the bob and wheel, an old school form that's often part of a longer poem.
Nashers: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at nashers, which is a light verse form invented by Ogden Nash.
Roundel: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the roundel, an English 11-line variant of the roundeau.
Echo Verse: Poetic Forms
Learn how to write echo verse, a repetitive form, including guidelines for the form and a couple examples.
Skeltonic Verse: Poetic Forms
Learn how to write skeltonic verse, a fun poem with short lines, rhymes, rhythms, and alliterations. Get the guidelines and read an example poem here.
Curtal Sonnet: Poetic Forms
Learn how to write the curtal sonnet, an 11-line invention of Gerard Manley Hopkins, including guidelines for writing the poetic form and an example poem.
Chant Poems: Poetic Forms
The chant poem is about as old as poetry itself. In fact, it may be the first form poetry took. Find guidelines and example poem here.