Want to write a poem, but don't think you know how? Staring at a blank page (or computer screen) may not be the best way to get your creative poetry writing juices flowing.
Shadow Poetry is a writers' support site whose goal it is to help poets improve their writing skills and increase their knowledge of poetry forms.
In glossary format, Poets.org defines thirty poetic forms from "abecedarian" to "villanelle," but doesn't stop there.
"You can write poetry!" exclaims Marsha Rogers, and her thirty daily lessons (with titles such as "Month Metaphor" and "Diamonte") will show you how.
Kathi Mitchell, a language arts teacher from New Hampshire, shares a list of nineteen poetic forms for elementary students.
From "accent" to "verse," Infoplease defines nearly a hundred poetry terms and forms.
Poetic form refers to rules followed by different types of poems. The rules may describe the rhythm of the poem, the length of a poem, its rhyming scheme, the use of alliteration, or the poem's shape on a page. Don't know your cento from your cinquain?
Mother Goose and other nursery rhymes
Having access to the Internet is like having a printing press in your home, classroom or library. Now your children's poetic gems do not have to languish on the refrigerator door, they can be published. Family home pages and school Web sites both provide
Kenn Nesbitt doesn't have any children of his own yet, but writes whimsical poetry with his future progeny in mind.
The KidzPage is a delightful collection of poetry that shouldn't be missed.
This verse by Robert Williams Wood was first published in 1907 by Paul Elder and Company.
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