By Oscar Wilde.

An article by Conrad Geller with examples by E. A. Robinson, Sondra Ball, and Dylan Thomas. Part of a series in Writing-World.com.

A description and explanation of the form, with examples and a step-by-step guide to writing one.

A description and examples by Jody Zolli.

By Tom Disch.

By Sondra Ball. The poem describes the qualities of a villanelle while exemplifying it.

By Oscar Wilde.

A description of the form with examples by Suzanne Honour.

Advice by Damon McLaughlin on how to write a villanelle, with an example by Dylan Thomas and an example of a terzanelle by Lewis Turco. Part of a course at the University of Northern Iowa called "The Craft of Poetry."

Descriptions and examples from a course taught by Alberto Rios.

By W.H. Auden

By William Empson.

By Steven Cramer.

By Donald Justice.

Links to numerous villanelles and villanelle sites of the Web.

By Edwin Arlington Robinson.

A collection by Nicholas Gordon that can be used free for any personal or non-commercial purpose.