Library: ENGL 2266: Writing Poetry: Poetic Forms

Types of Poetic Forms

The Academy of American Poets website lists various poetic forms with definitions and examples:

For a discussion on form poetry, read the following articles from poet Robert Peake:

A sampling of literary magazines that focus on specific poetic forms.

Four and Twenty
Published short form poetry with poems that are four lines or under and with 20 words or fewer. Ended publication 2014.
Unsplendid
Publishes "nonce" form poetry. A "nonce" form is one created by the poet and may play with more traditional poetic forms.
The Bamboo Hut
Online and print journal that publishes short poems between one and six lines in length (haiku, senryu, tanka, gogyoshi, sedoka, dodoitsu, ryuka, monostitch, ju roku, et al).