Writing a pantoum involves a pattern of repeated lines throughout a poem.

What is a Villanelle?
How do we know a Villanelle when we see one?
How do we write a Villanelle? -
Well, it’s definitely one of my favorite poetic formats… The Villanelle’s lyrical repetitions make the poem sing to me? All right, so now we know it’s a specific form of poetry, but what makes it unique?
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Poetry has definitely taken a decided liberal turn in the past century or so (I say, grumbling through my keyboard). Historically, structured poetry has been the only acceptable writers’ norm. By structured verse, I mean specific forms of “rhymed and metered” verse. I must admit to being a traditionalist on this issue, but I’ll also [...]

I think I’m a literary addict. I read, I write, I scourge and pillage the Internet for good articles and poetry. I post my work. I critique others. I talk to writers online. I go to bookstores to purchase new reading material for those times when my computer is overtaken by those interminable gremlins. And [...]

How do you write a sonnet? What is iambic pentameter?