American 21st Century Poem Types

The Waltmarie is a simple poetic form that utilizes ten lines with exactly two syllables on each even-numbered line, but no restrictions on the odd lines. The even-numbered lines are expected to form a separate poem when read alone, effectively hiding a bonus poem in plain sight for those familiar with the form.

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The Fib (also known as the Fibonacci poem) is a six-line poem in which each line represents one entry in a mathematical pattern called the Fibonacci sequence. The syllable counts for the lines are 1/1/2/3/5/8. The form originates from a 2006 blog post by Gregory K. Pincus.

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