Poetry
This guide is intended to help you identify and locate scholarly and non-scholarly resources (books, articles, etc.) on the subject of poetry. On this guide you'll also find info. on library services, research tips, etc.
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- HaikuA traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. Often focusing on images from nature, haiku emphasizes simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression.
- SonnetFrom the Italian sonetto, which means “a little sound or song," the sonnet is a popular classical form that has compelled poets for centuries.
- LimerickA popular form in children’s verse, the limerick is often comical, nonsensical, and sometimes even lewd.