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.

When Flowers Wake Each Morning by Kenn Nesbitt
When Flowers Wake Each Morning
Making Cakes by Kenn Nesbitt
Making Cakes
World's Hardest Test by Kenn Nesbitt
World’s Hardest Test
My Mother Said to Clean My Room by Kenn Nesbitt
My Mother Said to Clean My Room
When Pigs Fly
Josh the Sausage Maker
I'm Thankful for Turkey by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Thankful for Turkey
My Sister Says She’s Sleepy
Riding a Rainbow by Kenn Nesbitt
Riding a Rainbow
It's Raining Cats and Dogs Today by Kenn Nesbitt
It’s Raining Cats and Dogs Today
My Mom's a Vegetarian by Kenn Nesbitt
My Mom’s a Vegetarian
When Freddie Had Spaghetti by Kenn Nesbitt
When Freddie Had Spaghetti
Lorenzo Liszt, Non-Scientist
An Ordinary Day
My Dad's a Secret Agent by Kenn Nesbitt
My Dad’s a Secret Agent
Dreaming of Summer
No Pencil by Kenn Nesbitt
No Pencil
To Some It's Known as Halloween by Kenn Nesbitt
To Some It’s Known as Halloween
Recipe for Disaster by Kenn Nesbitt
Recipe for Disaster
My Kiwi Is the Captain
Benjamin Plays Bass Guitar by Kenn Nesbitt
Benjamin Plays Bass Guitar
I'm Growing a Truck in the Garden by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Growing a Truck in the Garden
Transportation Vacation
I Found Myself Upon a Cow

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