free verse

noun

: verse whose meter is irregular in some respect or whose rhythm is not metrical

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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, 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 Taking its title from a Toni Morrison quote, Water Made Us employs free verse, voice memos from family and friends, and sterling arrangements crafted with L.A. producer McClenney to examine her past relationships. —

Ew Staff, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2023 Rhyming poems, like Reed’s, have fallen out of style this century in favor of free verse. —

Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for free verse