| There are many different types of poetry. I | | | | sea;" "From the sea:" "Where Michael was left |
| counted 50 on a quick search of the internet. | | | | alone in the storm."Each stanza could have |
| You may have heard of Haiku and Limericks. | | | | lengthening lines. Lines could be varied in |
| There are the more obscure types too, like | | | | length to create a picture on the page. |
| Terzanelle and Sestina. Learning different | | | | Playing with stanzas is a fun way to create |
| types of poetry though, isn't nearly as much | | | | new types of poetry.Ideas For New Types Of |
| fun as inventing your own, so here are some | | | | PoetryIn the poem "Do Not Believe In God," |
| ideas about that.Types Of Poetry - Playing | | | | each stanza starts with one of our senses: |
| With StanzasWhat is a stanza? A division of a | | | | "See God... in stars and sunlight... and the |
| poem consisting of two or more lines. How | | | | face of your lover;" Hear God... in wind and |
| many ways can you structure a stanza? As many | | | | waves... and the music of the birds." All the |
| as you want. Look at this stanza from the | | | | senses are covered. How could we use this |
| poem, "Gratitude:"So there is nothing to say | | | | general idea? By starting each stanza with a |
| | | | different verb or adjective? By starting each |
| There is nothing to say | | | | stanza with a different person's name? By |
| | | | having each stanza get smaller or larger as |
| There is nothing | | | | the poem progresses?How many ways can you |
| | | | play with poems? "Dream poems," could be a |
| Nothing... | | | | type of poetry that puts actual dreams into |
| | | | verse. "Dialog poems" could have stanzas or |
| But gratitudeEach line is a smaller part of | | | | lines answering each other back and forth. A |
| the previous line. In this case, it quiets | | | | series of poems could use all the exact same |
| the mind in order to emphasize the last word: | | | | words, rearranged, with an entirely different |
| gratitude. However, this idea could be used | | | | outcome in each. There are endless types of |
| in many ways. You could start with a line | | | | poetry you can create.Steve Gillman has been |
| like, "She watched the birds come in from the | | | | playing with poetry for thirty years. |
| sea," and it can reduce to, "Come in from the | | | | |