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 naani.
A naani is a 4-line poem containing between 20-25 syllables. There are no other rules or guidelines. You can read more about this form at Shadow Poetry.
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In morning's soft light,
heron casts its shadow—
gracefully poised, waiting
for the river’s secret catch
Poem ©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
- April 13 - Prisoner's constraint poem
- April 14 - Acronymic poem
- April 15 - Algol poem
- April 16 - Tetractys poem
- April 17 - Tyburn
- April 18 - Univocal poem
- April 19 - Chain Verse poem
- April 20 - Vocabularyclept poem
- April 21 - AI Chat poem
- April 22 - Octelle
- April 23 - Anagram Poem
- April 24 - Haiku Sonnet
- April 25 - Triolet to Vintage Photograph (2 poems)
To see what others are writing this month, check out Jama Rattigan's 2025 National Poetry Month Kidlitosphere Events Roundup.
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