free verse
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Singsong rhyme and meter are out; free verse and wistfulness are in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
One of the first songs that got written for this record was “Devil You Know,” which was like an experiment where I wrote this poem in free verse.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
It spans 22 panels, down which Cendrars’s free verse runs in 30 different typefaces.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
When raw veggies were served I have often observed That the crudites flew in free verse.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2022
“Looks kind of like free verse, doesn’t it?”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
