vers libre

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Noun
  • The first assignment was to write a poem in blank verse.
    Elizabeth Lund, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Through a stylish mix of prose, blank verse and illustrations, Last on His Feet captures these tensions with unsparing poignancy.
    Brandon Tensley, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
Noun
  • The award-winning work, told through a mix of free verse and haiku, offers a poignant and nuanced look at a young person growing up Black in the nineteen-sixties and seventies, finding herself through the art of writing.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Here are some of Robert Frost’s insights into how poetry works its magic: Writing free verse is like playing tennis without a net.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • Slathering your emotions across the page while crossing your fingers about the versification was what bad readers expected and what bad poets did.
    Christopher Tayler, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
  • Auden’s career presents a sight unique in the annals of English literature: a vision of someone claiming as personal playground the entirety of English versification.
    Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
Noun
  • And a poetry unit for fifth graders would include psalms from the Old Testament taught alongside poems from Robert Frost and William Carlos Williams.
    Amanda Musa, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
  • From taking trips to making art, exploring ancient ruins, building model ships, restoring old cars, blowing glass, writing novels, penning poetry, and displaying taxidermy—there are as many choices as there are happy retirees to pursue them.
    Wes Moss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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