free verse
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- free-versifier noun
Etymology
Origin of free verse
First recorded in 1905–10
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It spans 22 panels, down which Cendrars’s free verse runs in 30 different typefaces.
From New York Times
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
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
When raw veggies were served I have often observed That the crudites flew in free verse.
From Washington Post
He wrote her postmodern poems — written in free verse, which she had never read before — and taught her how to write her own.
From Washington Post
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