Essays on fixed forms that first appeared in the National Poetry Almanac.
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/197A course on writing poems in rhyme, meter, and inherited forms. Covers the sonnet, sestina, and villanelle, among others. Taught by Vince Gotera and Damon McLaughlin at the University of Northern Iowa.
http://www.uni.edu/~gotera/CraftOfPoetryDescriptions and examples of the kyrielle, terza rima, sapphics, the rondeau, the sonnet, the villanelle, and the sestina. From a course taught by Alberto Rios.
http://www.public.asu.edu/~aarios/formsofverse/reports2000/index.htmlDescriptions and examples by Bob Newman of a variety of verse forms.
http://www.noggs.dsl.pipex.com/vf/index.htmA quiz of personal characteristics that leads to a humorous poem in one of several forms, including the cinquain, triolet, sonnet, and terza rima.
http://quiz.ravenblack.net/poeticform.plA compendium of links to sites that define, explain, and give examples of a variety of poetic forms.
http://thewordshop.tripod.com/forms.htmlLessons by Smitha Chakravartula on many aspects of poetry, including such fixed forms as the pantoum, sonnet, villanelle, and terza rima. Part of a much larger site on art and culture, focusing on the cultural heritage of India.
http://www.boloji.com/poetry/learningzone/index.htmA series of lessons on poetry by Al Rocheleau, including the sonnet, sestina, villanelle, and pantoum.
http://members.aol.com/lucyhardng/pointers/index1.htm#topDefinitions, with an anthology of poetry on a variety of subjects.
http://www.poetry-online.org/poetry-terms.htmResources on writing poetry, including advice on writing Ghazals, Haiku, Pantoums, Sestinas, Sonnets, Triolets, and Villanelles.
http://www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/Terzanelles and Villanelles by Erin A. Thomas.
http://www.mochinet.com/Writing/CB/SeriesIII-VolI-SteppingStones.pdfAnthology by Suzanne Honour including different types of form poetry, including the cinquain, clerihew, haiku, kyrielle, rondeau, and villanelle.
http://members.optusnet.com.au/kazoom/poetry/Poems by Jan Haag in each of 300 forms used in the English Language.
http://www.janhaag.com/PODesIntro.htmlA review by John Stringer of fixed forms in poetry along with examples.
http://www.themediadrome.com/content/articles/words_articles/right_word4_fixed_forms.htmDescriptions with examples of the triolet, terzanelle, terza rima, villanelle, and clerihew.
http://www.gryphonsmith.com/fileg/verse/formshome.htmlDescriptions with examples of a variety of poetic forms, including the cinquain, kyrielle, pantoum, rondeau, sonnet, and triolet. From Forward Press.
http://www.forwardpress.co.uk/04_workshop/workshop_00.htmA collection of articles on writing poetry, including articles on such forms as the sestina, the sonnet, the triolet, and the villanelle.
http://www.writing-world.com/poetry/index.shtmlAn online community of poets interested in trying out various poetic forms. Includes write-ups on each form, with examples, by members of the community.
http://poetic-forms.deviantart.com