The Imayo is a 4-line Japanese poem that has 12 syllables in each line. There is a planned caesura (or pause) between the first 7 syllables and the final 5, which means each line is not a continuous line but two independent clauses or one of them is a dependent clause.
The triversen is a loose form of sentence-long tercets developed by William Carlos Williams (or "The Red Wheelbarrow" and Paterson fame). The rules of Triversen are Each stanza equals one sentence. Each sentence/stanza breaks into 3 lines (each line is a separate...
A list poem features an inventory of people, places, things, or ideas organized in a special way. Often the title says what the list is about. It does not necessarily need to include rhythm or rhyme, but each word should be carefully chosen and memorable.
Eyes fixed lazily at the far off horizon thinking of unknown. What future holds for Is indeed a mystery. So let's take a guess.
Mocked I was for my colour, My race and my hair texture. My diction was made fun of, Making me feel small in front of the world. I withdrew into self, Became quieter to the core. Introspection helped a lot, As I realized, I wasn't at fault. I...
Sweat, blood of millions Transpired the freedom we laud, Alas! They couldn't see. The poem was awarded the Certificate of Excellence by United By Ink and is published in the website of UnitedByInk -...
The etheree is a little-known poetry format, consisting of ten lines with graduated syllables. It was created over twenty years ago by an Arkansas poet named Etheree Taylor Armstrong. The first line is a monosyllabic word; the second line has two syllables, and so on,...
An Ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of Art. In an Ekphrastic poem, poets usually describe some part of the work of Art and may extend their own thoughts on the work’s underlying story or significance. Ekphrastic poems are...
Pride of the owner Envied by the eyes around Charm it was, to own. The poem is published in the website of UnitedByInk group : www.unitedbyink.org/ Image by Rupert Kittinger-Sereinig from Pixabay