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Primary Genre: Poetry
a poem that tells a story and was traditionally set to music. Usually follows a form of rhymed (abcb) quatrains alternating four-stress and three-stress lines.
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      • Demonic Comedy
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      • Surreal Comedy
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      • Anthropomorphic Fantasy
      • Arcanepunk
      • Arthurian
      • Assassin
      • Cozy Fantasy
      • Crossworlds/Portals
      • Demon Urban Fantasy
      • Dragon Fantasy
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      • Fairycore
      • Flintlock
      • Gaslamp
      • General Fantasy
      • Grimdark
      • High/Epic Fantasy
      • Historical Fantasy
      • Lost World
      • Low Fantasy
      • Magical Realism
      • Medieval Fantasy
      • Mythic Fantasy
      • Progression Fantasy
      • Science Fantasy
      • Sword and Planet
      • Sword and Sandal
      • Urban Fantasy
      • Wuxia
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      • Ancient Orient
      • Cold War
      • Historical Drama
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      • World Wars
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      • Body Snatcher
      • Gothic
      • Haunted House Horror
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      • Psychological
      • Splatterpunk
      • Weird Science
      • Zombie
    • Mystery
      • Amateur Sleuth
      • Caper
      • Classic Mystery
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      • Detective
      • Historical Mystery
      • Light Mystery
      • Locked Room Mystery
      • Noir/Hard-Boiled
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      • Psychological Mystery
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      • Epic Poetry
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      • Ghazal
      • Haiku
      • Limerick
      • Lyric
      • Mixed Forms
      • Rhyming
      • Sonnet
      • Translation
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      • Cryptid
      • Cursed Objects
      • Demonic Paranormal Romance
      • Haunted Tech
      • Paranormal Mystery
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      • Shifters
      • Vampires
      • Werewolves
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      • Cozy Romance
      • General Romance
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      • Regency Romance
      • Rock Star Romance
      • Romantasy
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      • Slow Burn Romance
      • Spicy Contemporary Romance
      • Sports Star Romance
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      • Biopunk
      • Cyberpunk/Tech Noir
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      • Hard Science Fiction
      • Libertarian Sci-Fi
      • Military Sci-Fi
      • Post Cyberpunk
      • Science Fantasy
      • Silkpunk
      • Soft Sci-Fi
      • Solarpunk
      • Space Opera
      • Space Western
      • Steampunk
      • Utopian
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      • Environmental Thriller
      • Espionage
      • Historical Thriller
      • Legal Thriller
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  1. Ticklishboy30

    Gentle Healer Complete

    By Ticklishboy30, in Poetry. 04/22/2025 (Updated: 04/22/2025)

    Genres: Poetry,
    Sub-genres: Lyric, Ballad, Rhyming
    • teen
    • young adult
    • mature adult
    • serious
    • love

    I wrote this in 2022 for a wonderful person and close friend who gave to others more than he took from them. His positivity and loving spirit touched many hearts throughout his life.

    • 1 Chapters
    • 81 Words
    • 854 Views
    • 1 Comments
    • 1 Recommendation
    • Everyone
  2. Ticklishboy30

    Broken Angel Complete

    By Ticklishboy30, in Poetry. 04/22/2025 (Updated: 04/22/2025)

    Genres: Poetry General Fiction, Romance,
    Sub-genres: Drama, General Romance, Lyric, Ballad, Rhyming
    • young adult
    • mature adult
    • angels
    • gay
    • serious
    • love

    The 2017 revision of a poem I wrote back in 2011.

    • 1 Chapters
    • 56 Words
    • 518 Views
    • 1 Comments
    • 1 Recommendation
    • Mature
  3. Ticklishboy30

    A Loving Memory Complete

    By Ticklishboy30, in Poetry. 04/22/2025 (Updated: 04/22/2025)

    Genres: Poetry, General Fiction,
    Sub-genres: Drama, Ballad, Rhyming, Literary Fiction
    • young adult
    • mature adult
    • serious
    • love

    I wrote this in 2017 for a friend who lost his first true love in a car accident, and after almost a decade was still grieving for his husband. I dedicate this to anyone who's ever lost someone they love.

    • 1 Chapters
    • 137 Words
    • 616 Views
    • 5 Comments
    • 1 Recommendation
    • Mature
  4. MythOfHappiness

    A year of schoolwork: poems I submitted for a grade Complete

    By MythOfHappiness, in 2024 - Seasons. 04/18/2024 (Updated: 04/18/2024)

    Genres: Poetry,
    Sub-genres: Free-Verse, Ballad
    • young adult

    These are all works I edited with my Poetry Studio class. It was great having so many beta readers, and I think the works are better for it. Submitted to the GA 2024 Poetry Anthology!

    • 1 Chapters
    • 1,264 Words
    • 1,534 Views
    • 6 Comments
    • Mature
  5. Parker Owens

    Bragi's Bagatelles Complete

    By Parker Owens, in Poetry. 04/17/2023 (Updated: 05/01/2023)

    Genres: Poetry,
    Sub-genres: Haiku, Free-Verse, Sonnet, Lyric, Ballad
    • mature adult
    • north america
    • light-hearted
    • serious
    • contemporary
    • journal

    Poems for National Poetry Writing Month - April 2023

    • 2 Chapters
    • 3,291 Words
    • 3,709 Views
    • 30 Comments
    • 2 Recommendations
    • Teen
  6. Valkyrie

    Around the Bend - NaPoWriMo 2022 Long-Term Hold

    By Valkyrie, in Poetry. 04/10/2022 (Updated: 04/30/2022)

    Genres: Poetry,
    Sub-genres: Haiku, Free-Verse, Sonnet, Lyric, Ballad, Mixed Forms, Translation
    • mature adult
    • senior
    • light-hearted
    • serious
    • animals
    • friendship

    Life is full of twists and turns, both expected and unexpected, wondrous and excruciating. This year’s poems for National Poetry Writing Month will embrace the curveballs life throws at us and also serve as an exploration and raw portrayal of the grieving process. Follow me, and we’ll see what’s around the bend.

    • 2 Chapters
    • 1,076 Words
    • 6,339 Views
    • 24 Comments
    • Teen
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