Different forms of poetry
While many Western authors are familiar with traditional and highly regimented poetry forms, such as villanelles, pantoums and rondeaus, poetry is not limited either to the western world or to strict formats. Below are a handful of poem types that may not be familiar to most people Landay Afghan women have been composing and chanting landays for up to four thousand years, and some sources believe that landays may be the most authentic form of female expression from Afghanistan. A landay consists of a single two-line verse, often sung to the accompaniment of a hand drum. The first line is nine syllables long, and the second is 13 syllables in length. Its subject matter traditionally has related to love, loss, … Continued