Poetic Forms: Alphabetical
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A
- Abhang (India/Marathi)
- Acrostic
- Alphacouplet (Invented/Alliterative)
- Anthathi (Indian/Tamil)
- Anushthubh Chandas (Indian/Kannada)
- Apology Poem
- Ars Poetica
- Awdl Gywydd
- Awit (Filipino)
B
- Backward Poems (see also reverse/palindrome)
- Bad Poetry!
- Balassi Stanza (Hungarian)
- Bio Poem
- Bilingual Poetry
- Blues Poem
- Bop (Invented)
- Brick Verse (Invented/created here on LadyInReadWrites)
- Butterfly Cinquain
C
- Cadae
- Candy Heart Poetry™ (ideated here on LadyInReadWrites)
- Calaveras/Calaveritas
- Carpe Diem
- Carol
- Cascade (Invented) and here
- Cento
- Chatushka
- (Crapsey) Cinquain
- Clarity Pyramid (Invented)
- Cleave
- Clerihew
- Code Poetry
- Compound Word Verse
- Concrete and here
- Contrapuntal
- Con-verse
- Copla de Pie Quebrado
- Cueca Chilena (Chile/dance)
- Cumulative
D
- Diamante
- Diminishing
- Dixdeux
- Doha (Indian)
- Double Dactyl
- Duplex
E
- Eintou (African-American/septet/
- Emoji poetry (ideated here on LadyInReadWrites)
- Endecha
- Envelope Verse
- Epic Poem
- Epistolary
- Epulaeryu
- Essence
- Etheree
F
G
H
- Haiku
- Hadron (Invented/Science!)
- Harlequin Poem
- Harrisham (Invented)
- Hexaduad
- Hir a thoddaid
I
- Imayo (Japanese)
- Intramirroral
J
- Johnn
- Joybell (Invented/Women creators)
- Jueju (Chinese) (also here)
- Jumping Rhyme
K
- Kanda Padya
- Kenning (literary device/Anglo-Saxon
- Kimo
- Kural (Indian/Tamil)
- Kwansaba (Italian/African-American)
- Kyrielle (French)
L
- Latin Square poem
- Lanturne (Japanese)
- Lai
- Lento
- Limerick
- Loop
- Love Note-let™ (Created here on LadyInReadWrites)
- Luc Bat
- Lullaby
- Lune
- Lushi
M
- Macaronic Poetry (and here and here)
- Magic 9 (Invented)
- Mathematical Poem or My Slice of Wonderful PiE (Pi!)
- Mini-monoverse
- Minute
- Mirror Sestet (Invented/women creators)
- Monody
- Monoku
- Monolilque (Invented)
- Monotetra
- Musette (Invented/women creators)
N
O
- Octo (Invented)
- Oddquain (Invented/Women creators)
- One-Liner Poems
- One Word Poems
- OULIPO (Math)
- Ovillejo
P
- Pantoum (Malay
- Parallelismus Membrorum
- Pathya Vat
- Pensee
- Periodic Poem™ (ideated here on LadyInReadWrites)
- Pi Poem
- Pregunta (Spanish/poetic debate – Q&A)
- Punorama™ (created here on LadyInReadWrites)
- Puzzle Poems
Q
R
- Raccontino (Italian)
- Refractory Rhyme Poem™ (created here on LadyInReadWrites)
- Rhupunt
- Rhymethor (invented)
- Rictameter (invented)
- Rimas Dissolutas
- Rishal (invented)
- The Rubaiyat Poetic Form
S
- Schuttelreim (German)
- Seguidilla (Spanish)
- Shadorma (Spanish)
- Slam Poetry
- Soledad (Spanish)
- Square Poems (Math)
- Stornello (Italian)
- Surrealistic Poetry
- Symetrelle
T
- Tanaga (Filipino)
- Teacup Dictionary Poem
- Than-Bauk (Burmese)
- Thank You poems
- Tongue Twisters
- Triad (Irish)
- Tricubes (Invented/oh-so-mathematical!)
- Triolet (French)
- Tritina
- Triveni (India/Invented by Gulzar)
- Trolaan (Invented/Women creators)
- Trova
- Tyburn
U
V
- Varselle
- Verso Rhyme (Invented)
- Vocabularyclept (Invented)
W
- Whimsiverse™ (Created here on LadyInReadWrites)
- Whitney
- Word-Reverse (Invented)
- Wordflair
- Wreath Poem
X
Y
Z
Poetic Connections and etcs
- A Beatles Inspired Poetic Journey
- Fairy Tales and Poems
- A Holiday Card for a Wonderful Holiday!
- A Little Absurd In Our Poems
- Loving with Negations and More
- Music is…
- Nostalgia as a Poetic Device
- A Poetic Salute to Robert Louis Stevenson (R. L. S)
- Poetic Wonders With Quirky Words
- Poetry and Dance
- Saluting The Song of the Smoke
- Sonnets and Scrabble
- Time to Laugh and Rhyme With Mother Goose
- Unfounded Fears in a Book Lover’s Mind
- Verses From Word Webs
- White Space in Poetry
- Wondrous Words in the Final Frontier
check NaPoWroMo for more missed poetic forms (oct 27)
