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free verse

[free vurs] / ˈfri ˈvɜrs /
NOUN
unrhymed verse
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Mr. Power’s previous books have mostly been about 18th-century writers, yet he is as much at home with recent free verse as with rhymed couplets and sonnets.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The history of art reads here as one long, free verse poem-in-progress, gorgeous and absorbing.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

Two six-minute compositions in the middle of “Ocean Blvd,” though, test the limits of Del Rey’s penchant for free verse.

From New York Times Mar. 27, 2023

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

“Looks kind of like free verse, doesn’t it?”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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