We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

From haibun to haiku, ghazals to concrete poems, our poets have been experimenting with form with a serious engagement.

To explore different types of poetry and write your own haiku poem. All poems are made up of words. Poems can tell a story or be about a thought or a feeling. They can be serious or silly ...

Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition?

Instead, ask yourself some questions to get at what you think of the poem. What overall impression do you get? What ideas float around in your mind? What do you feel? "Those kinds of overall ...

The form of a poem is how we describe the overarching structure or pattern of the poem. Some forms of poetry must stick to very specific rules about length, rhythm and rhyme. Poets enjoy playing ...