Below is the second stanza of Sadakichi Hartmann’s six-tanka poem, titled simply “Tanka” and published in his 1904 collection Drifting Flowers of the Sea and Other Poems.

There are lots of different types of poem. Some have strict rules, such as limericks or haikus. On the other hand, some have less rules, such as free verse or narrative poems.

Ada Limón, the author of six books of poetry, started her term as the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States on September 29. As host of the podcast The Slowdown, she focuses on new ways to make ...

Watch this video to learn about the rhyming structures of certain types of poem, including limericks and clerihews. Watch: Rhyming structure of limericks and clerihews To play this video you need ...