This paper aims to demonstrate the use of traditional poetry in teaching creative writing.To attract new generation studentsû interest in the beauty of poetic language, as well as toenable them to write creatively, teachers may make use of some traditional forms of poetryfrom Thai literary art and apply them to todayûs social context. The use of Phamee(a poetic riddle) and Klon Nirat (a traveling poem) as teaching media are the strategiesthat make the convention of poetic writing relevant to contemporary contents.