When you’re wanting to do one of the [[assignments for poetry]], or to better appreciate some of the [[mentor texts for poetry]], it would make sense to familiarize yourself with some of the established forms of [[poetry]]. - [[kind of poem called a sonnet|sonnet]] - [[kind of poem called an ode|ode]] - [villanelle](https://poets.org/glossary/villanelle) - [tanka](https://poets.org/glossary/tanka) - [haiku](https://poets.org/glossary/haiku) - [ars poetica](https://poets.org/glossary/ars-poetica) (wanna get *meta*?) - [doha](https://poets.org/glossary/doha) - [found poem](https://poets.org/glossary/found-poem) - [[prose poem]] - [ghazal](https://poets.org/glossary/ghazal) - [renga](https://poets.org/glossary/renga) (if you want to do this one, you'll have to find someone to collaborate with, *but that would be so cool!*) - [sestina](https://poets.org/glossary/sestina) - [verbless](https://poets.org/glossary/verbless-poetry) (what the---?) - [concrete](https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/glossary-terms/concrete-poetry) - [rondeau](https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/glossary-terms/rondeau) (what the---?) ... and there's so many more, which you can discover [here](https://poets.org/glossary) and surely in many other places. Let us know if you find some cool ones! <br> Another thing to think about: play around with the in-between, the overlapping, the *influence* of a form. It is possible to include some formal elements without necessarily committing 100% to one specific form. For example, look at the somewhat loose rhyme scheme of this gorgeous, quietly heart-wrenching [poem by X. J. Kennedy](purpose-of-time-kennedy.jpg), which I stumbled upon by way of [this blog post](https://ginevrakirkland.blog/post/794251258635730944/the-purpose-of-time-is-to-stop-everythingobs).