Poetry Forms

. We’re poets first-and-foremost and agree that meter, rhyme and rhythm oft are spurned; the plethora of poetry we see...

. The Plague They muzzle their breath, Sealed in rooms as if in tombs, Scared to death of death. ....

. The Bibliophile’s Birth Certificate Marius Michel (1846-1925) was one of the most prominent and gifted bookbinders in France. He...

. . Who Knew How often I crushed autumn leaves Until I saw a robin drink From one that cupped...

. This challenge was conceived by Paul A. Freeman after reading a sonnet in iambic monometer by James A. Tweedie,...

. Governor Mussolini Fifteen thousand souls,Killed by the stroke of his pen,For whom no bell tolls. . . Covid Chronicles...

. In Astrophysics, I’m ranked “One,” and Greek and Latin I find fun. All serve me well at Crossword “Times,”...

. Midday Dreaming The raindrops fall like teardrops from a sad and sodden cloud; Their spattering the sound of some...

. Too long, too long, my love, Have we lain out here. Too long, too long, my love, Have our...

by Adam Sedia The origin of poetry is inextricably tied to music. The earliest poems---the Homeric epics, the Chinese Book...

. Blackwater River State Park A warm summer day. The kayak floats quietly. The cicadas sing. . . Nightfall at...

X Every Little Thing I. His Version She treasured every little thing that you             ...

. Rosarium a sestina A rose arises red from its green sheath Adorned with swords that prick and pierce: the...

  July 4, 2020 A monument falls Rioters have no remorse What happened this fourth?     Summer 2020 Sunny...

Winner and Runners-up of The Society of Classical Poets 2020 Haiku Competition Judged by Mike Bryant and Susan Jarvis Bryant...

by Adam Sedia John Dryden In 1688, John Dryden, England’s first official poet laureate, was deprived of that title for...

The winning haiku can be found here Write a haiku on any topic and post it in the comments section...

by James A. Tweedie The form of the “brief” ordinarily consists of a couplet of anapestic tetrameter with the first...

  My Coat---a Haiku God pays no heed to disguises He can see through--- I've worn myself out.   The...

by Michael Curtis | excerpted from Occasional Poetry Tradition grows from wisdom, from the accumulated experience of millennia; in poetic...

(All poetry by Bruce Dale Wise) Haiku by W. "Cured Eel" Sabi I came to the sea. I saw mountains...

Haiku   When a newborn cries, locked in a room by itself, does it make a sound?   Fog enshrouds...

A Haiku My mirror shatters and what most clearly matters remains to be seen.   You and Me Some sins...

  This interview was conducted by Carol Smallwood with poet Theresa Rodriguez following the release of the first edition of Sonnets by...

  I lift my eyes and pray to God above, deliver me, dear Lord, from Satan's Hell. I come to...

The clerihew is a kind of epigrammatic verse (normally) consisting of a pair of rhyming couplets. The first line will...

A truncated quatrain is a form I have invented in an attempt to find some appropriate English form similar—for its...

by James A. Tweedie My interest in Sapphic verse arose from a discussion thread on an SCP post some months...

by Dusty Grein Like many of the old French refrain forms, the kyrielle originated in the 15th century with the...

The lamp holds sway along the shadowed streets A penumbra encircles its sweet shine As night rests softly like a...

by Lew Icarus Bede "A sonnet is a coin: its face reveals The soul—its converse, to what Power 'tis due:...

Autumn Haiku The red squirrel flits From brown bark to golden leaf He is not gone yet   Winter Acrostic...

Columbus Statues Defaced A haiku High-jacked history An Autumn of mutiny We are lost at sea   A Step Beyond A step...

By C.B. Anderson Anyone writing formal poetry today has to be grateful for the arsenal of fixed forms—most of them...

We are pleased to announce the release of a new publication from The Society of Classical Poets titled How to...

By Elizabeth Spencer Spragins Poetry has been an integral component of Welsh culture for centuries. Indeed, the Welsh word “bardd”...

  Haiku "You are what you eat!" That's what all of the books say Then I guess I'm nuts!  ...

Related How to Write a Sonnet How to Write a Haiku How to Write a Rondeau How to Write a...

By Dusty Grein Dating to the thirteenth century, the terza rima (Italian for "third rhyme") is a classic form of...

  Scrabble-ism One night I was hangin’ with Len, Eating and watching t.v. All the pizza rolls gone, I then...