Question

what kind of poem is this? (Haiku. Sonnet. Beat. Epic.)

The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
Petals on a wet, black bough

Answer 1

It's not a sonnet, which has fourteen lines, the last two of which must be a couplet.
It's not an epic, which is a lengthy narrative poem.
It doesn't appear to be a haiku, which is usually three lines of five-seven-five syllables.
I'm not sure what a beat poem is, though, so through process of elimination, I'd say it's that. Could be wrong, though.

Answer 2

Now the thing with poetry is that sometimes two forms will overlap, sort of like the whole example that says: all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares.
alexandrine
A line of poetry that has 12 syllables. The name probably comes from a medieval romance about Alexander the Great that was written in 12-syllable lines.
That's what I figured but I agree with ingenue. It's probably a beat poem. Now it could possibly be a haiku because in the Japanese language they oftentimes jam thje syllables together and the first line is twelve syllables. So yeah... hope that narrows it down :p

Answer 3

Medals for the two of you *Tips Hat*

Answer 4

It was Haiku