Writing the Cinquain Form
A guide to writing poetry using the cinquain form created by Adelaide Crapsey.
How to Write a Persona Poem
Seeing life from a different perspective As we continue to explore different approaches to poetry, today we are going to…
7 Ways to Become the Victim of a Poetry Contest Scam
The number of people who get ripped off by poetry scams every year is incredible. These scams predate the Internet…
Writing tercet and triad poetry
Tercet Stanzas The tercet is a poetry form with Italian roots. One of the most famous examples of the form…
Write the first draft of your poem in paragraph form and then change it into a free verse poem
Trading Safety for Freedom I’ve touched on the subject of free verse before, most notably in the article about the…
Write a poem that follows the three rules of the imagists
The Imagism Movement For the past week or so we have been discussing meter and rhythm as a framework for…
Write a definition poem
“To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.” John Ruskin Reality is subject to interpretation. I have…
Poets and Stress
Poets can be a sensitive lot. In a way, that’s what poets are known for. Unfortunately, it can be a…
Poetry prompts
Here are poetry prompts from four years worth of 30 Poems in 30 Days. Use the word “pattern” in the…