A good starting point, but neglects a basic requirement: the function of the ode as a meditation on a particular subject. Includes a worthwhile discussion of what is not an ode. From Bob Newman's interesting site, A Guide to Verse Forms.
Best sonnet site around. Definitions, instructions for writing, articles and sonnets from 600 years of sonneteers, from Petrarch to the 20th century, plus a Sonnet Magnet board for instant composing and other attractions as well; you can even submit poems to the site and read those of others.
A four stanza poem created by Dr. Charles A. Stone. The first stanza has four lines and the last three stanzas three lines each, with the first line of each repeating the respective line of the first stanza. Brief definition and several examples.
Gino Peregrini's large site "publishes original ghazals written English, related reviews, essays and notes, and rarely, translations." It also includes useful links to other ghazal sites and much more. Accepts submissions.
An in-depth article that delves not only into the life and mission of Agha Shahid Ali, foremost poet and defender of the ’true’ ghazal, but also into its making, history and predominant mood. Originally published by Louis Werner in the Saudi Aramco World, July/August 2001. Very worthwhile.
Haiga combines haiku with a visual image, so this "is about both art and poetry." Discusses both traditional and experimental haiga and includes helpful links, a workshop and works by a variety of contributors. Takes submissions.
A good one to bookmark. Elizabeth St Jacques' annotated links to haiku, haiga, tanka, renga and sijo sites and publications, plus forums, ecards, directories, related organizations and libraries, and much more.
A lecture presented by Professor David McCann of Harvard University, sponsored by the Chicago Public Library and Sejong Cultural Society, April 10, 2010. Includes definition of the form and both classical and contemporary examples. Very helpful.
A course taught at the U of Northern Iowa; provides clear definitions and illustrations of 7 poetry forms and 7 important poetry characteristics: Style, Repetition, Rhyme & Music, Line & Meter, Imagery, Form, and Tradition.
Compiled by Prof. Jack Lynch of Rutgers University. The section on poetry is limited, but offers pathways to other literary terms plus useful sections on literary history, genres and theory. Arranged by categories.
Not a glossary exactly. It offers clear, understandable history and background to poetic styles and forms from around the world, then defines the styles and forms and, in most cases, gives examples. By Terry Clitheroe.