This discussion started in a thread. The original poster commented that critiques on other sites focused on free verse being in error for not having proper grammar and punctuation, not being composed of complete sentences, etc. That made the poster wonder if the only difference between free verse and prose was interesting line breaks.
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I know there's a camp that says free verse isn't poetry. Poetry for some has to conform to traditional form. That isn't the stance I personally hold, but I understand it's out there. I'm not attempting to convert the unconverted.
So, what do we think makes free verse free verse? What makes it poetry?
(liberally paraphrased)
I know there's a camp that says free verse isn't poetry. Poetry for some has to conform to traditional form. That isn't the stance I personally hold, but I understand it's out there. I'm not attempting to convert the unconverted.
So, what do we think makes free verse free verse? What makes it poetry?
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson