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