From " List of 50 Poetic Forms for Poets" By: Robert Lee Brewer | August 4, 2014 Abstract (or Sound) Poetry . Abstract was a term used by Dame Edith Sitwell. Acrostic . A form for hidden messages. Alphabet Poetry . Perfect back-to-school poetry. Anagrammatic Poetry . More fun with letters. The Blitz . 50-liner invented by Robert Keim. The Bop . Three stanzas and three refrains, developed by Afaa Michael Weaver. Bref Double . French quatorzain. Cascade . Variable length form invented by Udit Bhatia. Chant . If it works once, run it into the ground. Cinquain . Popular five-liner. Concrete Poems . Shapely poetry. Elegy . Song of sorrow or mourning. Epitaphs . Or tombstone poetics. The Fib . Fun form from Gregory K. Pincus. Found Poetry . Finders keepers, right? Ghazal . Couplets and a refrain. Golden Shovel . Terrance Hayes-invented, Gwendolyn Brooks-inspired. Gwawdodyn . Welsh poetic form. Haibun . Japanese form popularized by Matsuo Basho. Haiku ....
Comments
Post a Comment