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.

New Year's Day Promises by Kenn Nesbitt
New Year’s Day Promises
At History I'm Hopeless
At History I’m Hopeless
My Sheep Is Being Sheepish
The Sand Looks Like Candy by Kenn Nesbitt
The Sand Looks Like Candy
Larry the Librarian
Larry the Librarian
Today I Had a Rotten Day by Kenn Nesbitt
Today I Had a Rotten Day
Electronic Christmas
The Seefood Diet
Zzzzz by Kenn Nesbitt
Zzzzz
Hello, My Name is Madison
A Dream of School Supplies
Fancy Dancer by Kenn Nesbitt
Fancy Dancer
Spaghetti, Dear Spaghetti by Kenn Nesbitt
Spaghetti, Dear Spaghetti
Mirror, Mirror by Linda Knaus and Kenn Nesbitt
Mirror, Mirror
Morning Sports
I’m Not Picky
School Supplies by Kenn Nesbitt
School Supplies
Autumn Is the Time of Year
My Mouse is Misbehaving
Moving to China
My Parents Sent Me To the Store
Halloween Cuisine
My Family’s Fond of Gadgets
Mr. Obvious