An overview of some of the most common forms in English-language poetry, some history about their origins and development, and a brief look at the place of formalism in contemporary American poetry. Recorded for the course "Writing as Experiment: An Introductory Poetry Lab" at Williams College, Spring 2020, by Professor Franny Choi. Poetic forms discussed include the sonnet (and variations), sestina, vilanelle, pantoum, haiku, renga, haibun, ghazal, ode, and elegy.
Poems Included:
"What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why," by Edna St. Vincent Millay:
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"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun (Sonnet 130)" by William Shakespeare:
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"American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin," by Terrance Hayes
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"Farm Implements and Rutabagas in a Landscape," by John Ashbery
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"Do not go gentle into that good night," by Dylan Thomas
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"My Brother at 3 A.M.," by Natalie Diaz
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"Summer Haibun," by Aime Nezhukumatathil
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"Tonight," by Agha Shahid Ali
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"Hip Hop Ghazal," by Patricia Smith
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"Ode to Cheese Fries," by José Olivarez
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"Anti-Elegy," by Cameron Awkward-Rich
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Other Texts Cited:
"Owning the Masters," by Marilyn Nelson, Gettysburg Review
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"Learning the Sonnet," by Rachel Richardson, Poetry Foundation Blog
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"Evolution of 'Ghazal'--the Most Popular Form of Poetry in the 21st Century," by Karsh
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"Notes on the New Formalism," by Dana Gioia
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