History:  The Terzanelle is a poetry form “invented” by Lewis Turco in 1964/1965 when, in his words, he decided to experiment with the Villanelle by adding Terza Rima to it.  Structure:  The Terzanelle is, as Turco describes it, a Villanelle written in Terza Rima. So… 19 lines long 5 interlocking triplets…  plus a concluding quatrain...Read More

History: Although we are not fully certain as information about where it came from is hard to come by, the ZipOde seems to have been invented by O, Miami and WLRN to celebrate April, Poetry Month, and frankly try and get in on the marketing game. Structure: take a zip code, write it down vertically, and...Read More

History: The Florette is a new/”invented” form created in 2009 by Jan Turner. Structure: abba rhyme scheme quatrain with syllable count of 8/8/8/12 internal (b) rhyme on syllable 8 of 4th line Sources: http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/florette.htmlRead More

History The Pleiades was invented in 1999 by Craig Tigerman, Sol Magazine’s Lead Editor. Structure: Only one word is allowed in the title a single seven line stanza a variation on an acrostic, each line begins with the same letter as the title Hortensia Anderson added a requirement of restricting the line length to six syllables....Read More

History: The Redondilla is a Spanish, specifically Castillian, stanza form and is the result of the breaking in two at the strophic caesura of the Copla de Arte Menor,  (not to be confused with the Arte Mayor) in the 16th century. (Note: for context, the Copla is another Spanish form, and Arte Menor vs. Arte...Read More

History: The Naneelu, also called the Naani, also called the Nali, is a form of Telegu poetry introduced by Sahitya Akademi Award winner Professor N. Gopi in 2002 in his book Naneelu: The Little Ones. Structure: In his own words: “Naneelu are short poems, not very short though. Everyone of them is neither needlessly compact nor...Read More

History: The Lannet is an “invented” i.e. new form created by Laura Lamarca, around 2006 from what can be found on the internet, and is regarded as a type of sonnet. Structure: 14 lines 10 syllables per line No end rhymes (only internal rhymes) no meter or subject matter restrictions internal rhyme is allowed and...Read More

History: The Katauta is a lesser known Japanese form of poetry, traditionally called Waka and, as a term, means poetry fragment. The form specifically is written as half of an exchange with a lover and when paired with another Katauta, is called a Sedoka. So, a Katauta is half a Sedoka. The other Waka are...Read More

History: The Lai is a tough poetry type to nail down the ins and outs of, as it’s been branded mostly obsolete since the 16th century and is now only interesting to poetry ubernerds (cough cough). The Lai is an Old French form originating in the 13th century. The oldest lais are attributed to Marie...Read More

History: The lune, called and considered the American Haiku, was developed by New York based poet and Bard College professor Robert Kelly in the 1960s when he realized a lot was lost when the Japanese haiku was translated as a form into English, as Japanese words tend to have more syllables than English words, allowing...Read More