Anyone know any cool forms of poetry to help me break my poetry rut??

Question

Cool poetry forms, anyone? Been stuck in a rut lately and need some fresh ideas! Please share!!

Answer 1

Check out poetry forms here:
http://thewordshop.tripod.com/forms.html

You should also drop by the Your Poetry board at sparknotes:
http://mb.sparknotes.com/mb.epl?b=128
They've got some good (and a few great) poets over there and many good, constructive and knowledgeable critics.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Haiku might be an interesting and challenging form of poetry to try. Haiku is a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. In fact, USA Today online holds a daily contest. Winners receive various prizes, typically books. This might be a way to challenge yourself and have a little fun. Check it out at: http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/2004-08-03-haiku_x.htm

Answer 4

Have you heard of concrete poetry? It's basically free verse, but the actual poem takes on the shape of a particular object. Send me some of your poems!

Answer 5

Ever have fun with limericks?

A poet once in a rut
Wanted a new form but
How to be cool
And keep with the rule
And still have a poetic gut???

There! An instant limerick composed just for you!

Answer 6

Iambic pentameter. Like Shakes-peare.

Answer 7

Italian sonnets are my fav.

iambic pentameter
14 lines
rhyme scheme=first octave=abbaabba
second stanza is a sestet= a combination of c,d, and e

Answer 8

Yeah. Just write. Stream of concious, baby! Go nuts for like two minutes (or more, if you want) -- and just write WHATEVER comes into your brain. Let your mind go. Whatever thoughts pop in there. It's wild. Try it out!

Answer 9

Have you read Edna St. Vincent Millay?

Answer 10

http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html