For National Poetry Month this year, I am writing poems in uncommon, unusual, or inventive poetic forms. The only rule I have set for myself is that I choose forms I am unfamiliar with. Here are some of the resources I am referencing.
- 20+ Different (& Wild!) Poetry Forms for Inspiration
- A Strange Poetry
- Refrigerator, Blackout, And Other Radical Poetry Forms
- Experimental Poetry Forms
- Shadow Poetry (See invented forms)
- 20 Fun Poem Types (You've Probably Never Heard Of)
Today I'm sharing a Prisoner's Constraint poem.
A prisoner's constraint poem is an exercise in restricted writing. The only rule is that words in the poem may not contain letters with ascenders or descenders. This means words with the letters b, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, p, q, t, and/or y are NOT ALLOWED. You can learn more about this form at Typographical Orthography.
Poems ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2025. All rights reserved.
I hope you come back tomorrow to see what new poetic form I've chosen. You can also read the other poems I've written this month.
- April 1 - Quinzaine
- April 2 - Preposition poem
- April 3 - Lipogram poem
- April 4 - Venn diagram poem
- April 5 - Punnett poem
- April 6 - Bingo card poem
- April 7 - Assembly diagram poem
- April 8 - Brevette
- April 9 - Pleiades
- April 10 - Clarity Pyramid
- April 11 - Poetry Fortune Teller
- April 12 - Rictameter
To see what others are writing this month, check out Jama Rattigan's 2025 National Poetry Month Kidlitosphere Events Roundup.
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