New/Invented Poetic Forms
Cut-up Method (or Technique): Poetic Forms
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.
Waltmarie: Poetic Forms
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.
Monotetra: Poetic Forms
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.
Mistress Bradstreet Stanza: Poetic Forms
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.
Kwansaba: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the kwansaba, a form invented by Eugene B. Redmond.
Viator: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the viator, a form invented by Robin Skelton.
Double Dactyl: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the double dactyl, a light verse form invented by Anthony Hecht and Paul Pascal.
Tautogram: Poetic Forms
Learn how to write the tautogram, a poetic form based around using the same letter in a poem.
Trenta-Sei: Poetic Forms
Learn how to write the trenta-sei, a poetic form created by poet John Ciardi. It's a fun 36-line poem with a fun set of rhymes and refrains.
Trimeric: Poetic Forms
Learn how to write the trimeric, a poetic form invented by Charles A. Stone. Learn the guidelines and read an example poem here.
Diminishing Verse: Poetic Forms
Learn how to write diminishing verse, a poetic form that removes letters from end words. Get the guidelines and an example poem here.
Haiku Sonnet: Poetic Form
Learn how to write the haiku sonnet, a combination of the haiku and sonnet poetic forms. Find the guidelines and an example poem here.
Magic 9: Poetic Forms
The Magic 9 poetic form is a great example of how a simple form can be created from a mistake and how some of the simplest forms are also the most fun to write.
Tricubes: Poetic Forms
What are tricubes? How do I write a tricube? Do you have any tricube example poems? You've come to the right (and write) place to learn the rules of this mathematical form.
Minute Poem: Poetic Forms
Some poetic forms just seem to spring up out of nowhere, and such is the case with the minute poem--a fun, 60-syllable long poem with a simple rhyme scheme and iambic meter.
Erasure and Blackout Poems: Poetic Forms
Learn the difference between erasure and blackout poems and how to write them. Or maybe more appropriately, learn how to sculpt them.
Golden Shovel: Poetic Form
Learn how to write the golden shovel poetic form created by Terrance Hayes and inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks.
Triversen: Poetic Forms
The triversen is a loose form of sentence-long tercets developed by William Carlos Williams (or "The Red Wheelbarrow" and Paterson fame). Here are the rules and examples.
Cinquain: Poetic Forms
Learn how to write a cinquain, a five-line poem with a (somewhat) fixed syllable count for each line. Inspired by the Japanese tanka, cinquain are flexible for their size.
Palindrome Poetry (or Mirror Poem): Poetic Forms
Learn how to write palindrome poetry or the mirror poem, including rules for writing this poetic form and an example poem.
Poetic Form: Paradelle
Learn how to write the paradelle, a 24-line faux French form founded by poet Billy Collins. Though it started as a joke, the form has attracted many attempts from poets over the years. Find an example poem and the guidelines for this poetic form here.