poetic device: List Poems

A “list poem” is a poem that incorporates some kind of list, often in the middle of the poem. It can be a list of objects, actions, ideas, or even words or people. If you’d like to learn to write your own list poems, check out this lesson.

All of these poems are list poems to some degree. Many of them are pure list poems, while others have a small list somewhere in the poem.

Today I Wrote this Poem by Kenn Nesbitt
Today I Wrote this Poem
My Puppy Ate My Earbuds by Kenn Nesbitt
My Puppy Ate My Earbuds
Things You Don’t Need to Know
Halloween Checklist by Kenn Nesbitt
Halloween Checklist
My Absolutely True Life Story by Kenn Nesbitt
My Absolutely True Life Story
Everyone's Screaming by Kenn Nesbitt
Everyone’s Screaming
Today I Wore a Costume
I Tried to Play Soccer by Kenn Nesbitt
I Tried to Play Soccer
With Christmas Coming Soon by Kenn Nesbitt
With Christmas Coming Soon
My Sister Should Be an Explorer
How to Eat a Chocolate Bunny
The Birds Are Chirping Happily by Kenn Nesbitt
The Birds Are Chirping Happily
On New Year's Day by Kenn Nesbitt
On New Year’s Day
I Helped My Mom Make Dinner by Kenn Nesbitt
I Helped My Mom Make Dinner
Bob’s Job
Mrs. Mandy's Candy Shop by Kenn Nesbitt
Mrs. Mandy’s Candy Shop
Swinging from the Lights by Kenn Nesbitt
Swinging from the Lights
The Principal Is Missing
Saturday's My Lazy Day by Kenn Nesbitt
Saturday’s My Lazy Day
Rules for School by Kenn Nesbitt
Rules for School
The Headless Horseman's Hattery by Kenn Nesbitt
The Headless Horseman’s Hattery
Dear Santa, Did You Get My Tweet?
Opposite Day
My Lunch Gave Me a Tummy Ache