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Traditional Poetry Forms:

  bullet   Acrostic
  bullet   Ballad
  bullet   Cinquain
  bullet   Clerihew
  bullet   Diamante
  bullet   Didactic
  bullet   Epic
  bullet   Epigram
  bullet   Epitaph
  bullet   Etheree
  bullet   Fable
  bullet   Free Verse
  bullet   Ghazal
  bullet   Haiku
  bullet   Katauta
  bullet   Kyrielle
  bullet   Kyrielle Sonnet
  bullet   Lanturne
  bullet   Limerick
  bullet   Minute Poetry
  bullet   Monody
  bullet   Monorhyme
  bullet   Naani
  bullet   Nonet
  bullet   Ode
  bullet   Ottava Rima
  bullet   Palindrome
  bullet   Pantoum
  bullet   Quatern
  bullet   Quatrain
  bullet   Quinzaine
  bullet   Rispetto
  bullet   Rondeau
  bullet   Rondel
  bullet   Rondelet
  bullet   Sedoka
  bullet   Senryu
  bullet   Septolet
  bullet   Sestina
  bullet   Shape Poetry
  bullet   Song
  bullet   Sonnet
  bullet   Tanka
  bullet   Terza Rima
  bullet   Terzanelle
  bullet   Tetractys
  bullet   Tongue Twister
  bullet   Triolet
  bullet   Tyburn
  bullet   Villanelle
 

Acrostic Poetry

Acrostic Poetry is where the first letter of each line spells a word, usually using the same words as in the title.


Example #1:
Heartbreaking

He broke my heart
Every piece, shattered
All I wanted was his love
Real, as he promised
True, as mine for him
But he walked away
Right in the middle of paradise
Every beat of my heart
Aches for his love
Keeping the flame aglow
I will wait by the light
Never losing the hope
God will send him back to me

Copyright © 2000 Jody Kuperavage

Example #2:
TheOutlawTorn

Torn from normal existence
Hunting for the one who is responsible
Embarking on his quest every morning
Only to come home empty handed
Under no circumstances will he quit
Truth is what he is seeking
Looking for the answers he may never find
Answers he may not want to hear
Wandering through life with one purpose
To find his saboteur
Only he can not understand
Realization of one thing is coming clear
No one is to blame other than himself

Copyright © 2000 Paul Sansone

Example #3:
Shadow Poetry (Double Acrostic)

Summers’ gifts of sensational feelings,
Heaping happiness in poets’ path
Awarding praises for poetic data
Doses of episodes, where lived 
Original thoughts; orgasmic tempo 
Weavers of words; morning’s dew 
 
Prosing spewing from every lip
Operetta unions, written in solo 
Energy of many, sharing love
Tears touching every heart 
Rivalry forgotten, visions clear
You and I spreading peace and joy

Copyright © 2001 Amias


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