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
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
Tanikawa is among Japan’s most famous modern poets, and a master of free verse on the everyday.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
“Looks kind of like free verse, doesn’t it?”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
