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Yes you can do this using categories. Add posts to a “poems” category according to their content. Then you can use wp_query and custom loops to output just that category’s posts.

For example,

<?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=poems&showposts=10'); ?>

<?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
  <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
<?php endwhile; ?>

You can also create custom queries from posts belonging to other taxonomies, such as tags.

Here’s some more info on loops.

Sweet, i was tossing up whether it would be based on tags or categories but both gives me a lot more wiggle room, was thinking of using different variables other than content type to define the categories. Thanks for the help ??

A big difference between tags and categories is that categories can show up in your URL as in https://www.yourwordpressblog.com/poems/this-is-my-poem/ with fancy permalinks. A rule of thumb is to use one or two categories per post as your taxonomy and then use tags as extra descriptors of the content. You’re welcome and good luck!