Sonnets, villanelles, haiku, sestinas, abecedarians, lipograms, pantoums, cinquains, triolets etc., etc.
 
Poetic forms are equal parts alluring and maddening. Every beginner poet wants to try their hand at poetic forms, but all of them tend to run into the same difficulties with form again and again. Writing in form can therefore be an anxiety-inducing experience. This lesson takes the pressure off and provides practical advice for using forms, so you don't make the same mistakes that everyone else does.
 
#10 Form is a perfect companion to #11, Formlessness. I highly recommend studying both together to get the most benefit from each.
 
What's included in this class?
 
A lecture on why we write using form, examples of forms, their rules and effects, some tips and advice for writing in forms.
Two exercises getting to grips with form.