A COLLECTION OF GRID POETRY:

The following are original GRID POEMS. They are collected here with permission of the GRID POET(S) who wrote them. Many of these contain further information about the author, and the source of the poem (possibly in non-grid format), if it has been published elsewhere.

GRID POEMS by LEE SCHULTHEISS:

1. the right one (1983)
2. i long for the heavy (19881219)
3. promise (19890615)
4. do you know what it means to leave? (19890829)
5. nothing of (19901022)
6. look back (19901024)
7. if you're going to (19901210)
8. 221 (19910606)
9. not like this (19920618)
10. twenty-six letters (19960629)
11. i know for sure (19960919)
12. forgive and forget (19961204)
13. still standing still (19990604)
14. not here (20010404)
15. same difference (20131212)
16. too late (20140821)
17. loved you (20141219)

HAVE YOUR POEM(S) INCLUDED HERE:

We are promoting a CONTEST to encourage the creation and submission of GRID POEMS, with the ultimate goal being the publication of a paperback ANTHOLOGY of the winners. We encourage you to SUBMIT your work to us for possible publication on this website and/or in print.

WORRIED YOU CAN'T WRITE IN THE GRID FORMAT?

You may have already written GRID POETRY without even realizing it! If you have written poems, I'd encourage you to take a look at them with a "fresh set of eyes." If a piece contains a good deal of repetition between lines, it's quite possible your poem could be effectively formatted as a GRID POEM. Try it out! Or, set out to write a fresh one, with the structure in mind. If you get stuck while formatting your piece, feel free to CONTACT US for help.