What are really short poems called? Ask a Question โบ Category: Poetry Question โบ What are really short poems called? 0 Vote Up Vote Down Ali Roman asked 3 years ago What are really short poems called? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down smartenglishnotes Staff answered 3 years ago Haiku is the shortest poetry form.It has 17 syllables, arranged in three lines of 5-7-5 syllables. Haiku grew out of another poetry form, tanka, which has 31 syllables of 5-7-5-7-7. Please login or Register to submit your answer Username or Email Address Password Remember Me