4 Easy Poetry Forms for When You Get Stuck

Writing poetry is not as easy as it seems, especially when you are trying to stick to a form. And it’s very tempting to just start spilling out your thoughts in free verse. Aren’t poetic forms old-fashioned anyway?

Well, writing in a poetic form may not be your favorite thing, but it’s good for you because it challenges your writing. It may not be fun at first, but experimenting with different poetry forms will make your poetry better in the long run.

So what happens when you get stuck? (Which, if you are like me, happens quite often!)

Believe it or not, some poetry forms are more fun than writing free verse! I have compiled a list of my four favorite easy poetry forms. When I am completely stuck and running out of ideas, these are the forms I go to.

1. The Golden Shovel

Maybe you haven’t heard of this one before. Golden Shovel is an odd name for a poetry form. I only learned about this form recently, but it is already one of my favorites!

The Golden Shovel is simple. First, you need to pick a very short inspiration poem (normally written by someone else) that you like. Then you can start creating your own poem.

Here’s the catch: you must use each word from the short poem you chose as the end words for…