Poetry Forms Poetry Forms Poetry has been around for thousands of years and there are more than fifty types of poetry. Here, I focus on a collection of the more common forms. Click on a poem type below for instructions and examples. Acrostic poemsAlphabet poetryBook Spine PoetryCinquain poemConcrete (shape) poemsDigital Blackout poetryFound poemsFree VerseGolden ShovelHaikuHow-to poemList poemLimerickMask poemOdePareikuQuatrainRhyme: Three times the funSenryuSixkuSkinny PoemTankaTriversen (aka Verset) Share this:TweetEmailShare on TumblrPrintLike this:Like Loading...