By Dylan Thomas. The most famous example of the form in English.

By Oscar Wilde.

An explanation of the form, with the example of Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" and a link to Elizabeth Bishop's "One Art," from the Academy of American Poets.

An article by Conrad Geller with examples by E. A. Robinson, Sondra Ball, and Dylan Thomas. Part of a series in Writing-World.com.

A description and explanation of the form, with examples and a step-by-step guide to writing one.

Explanation, history, and step-by-step instructions for writing by Smitha Chakravarthula. Includes examples.

By Tom Disch.

By Sondra Ball. The poem describes the qualities of a villanelle while exemplifying it.

By Oscar Wilde.

A description of the form with Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" as an example.

A description of the form with examples by Suzanne Honour.

Advice by Damon McLaughlin on how to write a villanelle, with an example by Dylan Thomas and an example of a terzanelle by Lewis Turco. Part of a course at the University of Northern Iowa called "The Craft of Poetry."

Descriptions and examples from a course taught by Alberto Rios.

By W.H. Auden

By William Empson.

Links to numerous villanelles and villanelle sites of the Web.

By Donald Justice.

By Edwin Arlington Robinson.

A collection by Nicholas Gordon that can be used free for any personal or non-commercial purpose.