free verse
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Short chapters presented in free verse make this an easy book to read, though it’s the most sober of the three under review, thanks to the more realistic career of its protagonist.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2022
During the session, participants were prompted to describe vivid paintings and photographs through spoken word; each of my peers shared intimate writing samples that took place in free verse, rap and song.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2022
Its 12 poems were written in free verse, meaning they didn’t rhyme.
From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2022
But free verse is a form of poetry without rules or expectations around meter, rhythm and rhyme, and the Southern California resident Brenda Woods’s “When Winter Robeson Came” is neither intimidating nor too self-serious.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2022
“Looks kind of like free verse, doesn’t it?”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
