he following are some examples of poems in various forms. They attempt to take hold of the form and infuse it with the author's sensibility, rather than letting the sensibilities of the form dictate the content.

–  Sample Anthology

ANGLO-SAXON PROSODY
      "A Photograph from the Revolution: Guaymas to Nogales"
      "What a Lemon Teaches"

KYRIELLE
         I know I've written one of these…

TERZA RIMA
        "Snow Cones from the Old Carnivals"

SAPPHICS
         "One Woman Turns Her Lips Away"
         "Prayers to the Dangerous"

RONDEAU
         "Stepping Over the Arm"

VILLANELLE
         "La Sequía"

SONNET
         "One Winter I Devise a Plan of My Own"
         "The Arroyo, Sergio, and Me"

SESTINA
         "Nani"
         "Mi Abuelo"
         "The Language of Great-Aunts"
         "Belita"
         "The Women at Early Mass"

INVENTED FORMS
          "Grandfather, They Say, Sang"

LONG/SHORT: QUANTITATIVE
          "Chileño Boys"
          "Teodoro Luna's Old Joke"

MUSIC
          "Like This It Is We Think to Dance"
          "Piece for Flute and Clarinet"