Chimeric form describes a poetic structure that hybridizes multiple genres, traditions, or formal systems into a single, unstable composition—such as blending sonnet conventions with free verse, or merging lyric with dramatic monologue—resulting in a text that defies categorization and embodies multiplicity; this form reflects postmodern fragmentation and cultural hybridity, as seen in the work of poets like Claudia Rankine or Ocean Vuong, who splice memoir, essay, and song into poetic wholes.

Chimeric form blends disparate genres, structures, or voices into a hybrid poetic shape; inspired by mythological chimeras—experiment with mixing sonnet, haiku, and prose fragments.