Free Verse

Free Verse

Poetry that doesn’t follow any strict rhyme scheme or meter is called free verse. Free verse encompasses a wide range of poetic devices and also allows the poets to have the complete freedom to improvise and be creative in constructing their poems. The poems can...
Coffee with a Comma

Coffee with a Comma

The café wafted with the fragrance of freshly brewed coffee. I picked up my order and settled into a cozy nook. I sipped my drink, fully engrossed in a book. “PJ?!” Your baritone voice jolted me, and I was struck by your eyes that gleamed like topaz. “Yes, I’m PJ,...
Dizain

Dizain

Dizain is a French poem that became a favourite of many 15th and 16th century French poets. However this style was also employed in English by John Keats. Here are the basic rules of the dizain: 1) It has a one ten-line stanza. 2) There are 10 syllables per line. 3)...
Nine Square

Nine Square

Have you ever wondered if Math and Poetry can meet? Of course, they can! Nine square is a unique style of poetry that is structured around the principles of Mathematics. Nine Square poetry style follows the following rules; Total number of stanzas – 3 Number of...
Book Spine Poetry

Book Spine Poetry

Book Spine Poetry is a form of found poetry where the spines of books are arranged vertically so that their titles, when read from top to bottom, become the lines of a poem. It is a fun poetry writing exercise both for children and adults. Here are the steps to create...