I am interested in doing a free verse poem for my second unessay. In the past I generally have not written much poetry. So I think it would be very beneficial for me to try to write in a medium that I am unfamiliar with. After researching the “rules” for free verse poetry I found that the main rule is there are no rules. There is no rhyme or rhythm, and there is no set meter in free verse poetry. The audience for free verse poetry differs greatly based on the topic of the poetry. Some free verse poems are featured in books, magazines, newspapers, or just published on their own. Despite the absence of rules or structure, free verse poetry is extraordinarily powerful. Some of the greatest poets have used free verse poetry to convey their ideas, including Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, T.S. Eliot, and Emily Dickinson. The fact that free verse poetry is pretty open in terms of formatting, rules, and structure, but has the ability to be very powerful, really appeals to me. I think that branching out into poetry for my second unessay would really enhance my writing skills by forcing me to think outside the box.
Here is a link to some very famous free verse poems.
-Danni Noonan
Here is a link to some very famous free verse poems.
-Danni Noonan