Web Directory

» Craft of Poetry
   A course on writing poems in rhyme, meter, and inherited forms. Covers the sonnet, sestina, and villanelle, among others. Taught by Vince Gotera and Damon McLaughlin at the University of Northern Iowa.
   http://www.uni.edu/~gotera/CraftOfPoetry

» Form Reports
   Descriptions and examples of the kyrielle, terza rima, sapphics, the rondeau, the sonnet, the villanelle, and the sestina. From a course taught by Alberto Rios.
   http://www.public.asu.edu/~aarios/formsofverse/reports2000/index.html

» Guide to Verse Forms
   Descriptions and examples by Bob Newman of a variety of verse forms.
   http://www.volecentral.co.uk/vf/

» Personality Quiz - What Poetry Form Am I?
   A quiz of personal characteristics that leads to a humorous poem in one of several forms, including the cinquain, triolet, sonnet, and terza rima.
   http://quiz.ravenblack.net/poeticform.pl

» Poetry Forms and Terminology
   A compendium of links to sites that define, explain, and give examples of a variety of poetic forms.
   http://thewordshop.tripod.com/forms.html

» Poetry Knowledge Zone
   Lessons by Smitha Chakravartula on many aspects of poetry, including such fixed forms as the pantoum, sonnet, villanelle, and terza rima. Part of a much larger site on art and culture, focusing on the cultural heritage of India.
   http://www.boloji.com/poetry/learningzone/index.htm

» Poetry Terms and Poetry Forms
   Definitions, with an anthology of poetry on a variety of subjects.
   http://www.poetry-online.org/poetry-terms.htm

» Poetry at Ariadne's Web
   Resources on writing poetry, including advice on writing Ghazals, Haiku, Pantoums, Sestinas, Sonnets, Triolets, and Villanelles.
   http://www.baymoon.com/~ariadne

» Shadow Poetry -- Resources -- Types of Poetry
   Explanations of a wide variety traditional and recently invented poetic forms with examples by Shadow Poets.
   http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html

» Stepping Stones
   Terzanelles and Villanelles by Erin A. Thomas.
   http://www.mochinet.com/Writing/CB/SeriesIII-VolI-SteppingStones.pdf

» Suzie's Sanctuary - Poetry
   Anthology by Suzanne Honour including different types of form poetry, including the cinquain, clerihew, haiku, kyrielle, rondeau, and villanelle.
   http://members.optusnet.com.au/kazoom/poetry/

» Table of Forms
   Short descriptions of both stanza and poetic forms, with examples. By H.T. Kirby-Smith at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
   http://www.uncg.edu/~htkirbys/stanzas.htm

» The Academy of American Poets - Poetic Forms & Techniques
   Essays on fixed forms that first appeared in the National Poetry Almanac.
   http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/197

» The Desolation Poems: Poetic Forms Used in English
   Poems by Jan Haag in each of 300 forms used in the English Language.
   http://www.janhaag.com/PODesIntro.html

» The Mediadrome - Words - Poetry: The Fixed Forms
   A review by John Stringer of fixed forms in poetry along with examples.
   http://www.themediadrome.com/content/articles/words_articles/right_word4_fixed_forms.htm

» The Poets Garret
   Explanations and examples of a variety of poetic forms, including Celtic and Asian forms, as well most Western forms. Readers are invited to submit their own examples of each form.
   http://www.thepoetsgarret.com/

» Verse Forms
   Descriptions with examples of the triolet, terzanelle, terza rima, villanelle, and clerihew.
   http://www.gryphonsmith.com/fileg/verse/formshome.html

» Workshops in Poetic Forms
   Descriptions with examples of a variety of poetic forms, including the cinquain, kyrielle, pantoum, rondeau, sonnet, and triolet. From Forward Press.
   http://www.forwardpress.co.uk/04_workshop/workshop_00.htm

» Writing-World.com: Poetry
   A collection of articles on writing poetry, including articles on such forms as the sestina, the sonnet, the triolet, and the villanelle.
   http://www.writing-world.com/poetry/

» deviantART: poetic-forms
   An online community of poets interested in trying out various poetic forms. Includes write-ups on each form, with examples, by members of the community.
   http://poetic-forms.deviantart.com