free verse
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free verses
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Origin of free verse
First recorded in 1905–10
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Singsong rhyme and meter are out; free verse and wistfulness are in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
One of the first songs that got written for this record was “Devil You Know,” which was like an experiment where I wrote this poem in free verse.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
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 ● Aug. 5, 2022
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
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