Comments on: What is Free Verse Poetry (and How do You Write it)? https://www.writerscookbook.com/what-is-free-verse-poetry-and-how-do-you-write-it/ Serving writers with all the ingredients they need to succeed Sun, 31 Oct 2021 06:46:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Jason Sumner https://www.writerscookbook.com/what-is-free-verse-poetry-and-how-do-you-write-it/#comment-56424 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 06:46:52 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=6163#comment-56424 Hi. I know this article is 2 years old, but having just now found it, first, I would like to say thank you for the explanation. Second, I have begun writing more and more over the past year. Based on your definition of Free Verse Poetry, I believe this is the best way to categorize my current style of writing. But I do have some questions. First of all, is there a traditional length to such poetry? I ask because mine tend to be between 87 and 174 lines. Not all of these lines are the same length (e.g. some lines are just 1 word, some lines are up to 10 words). My other question is in regards to sharing what I’ve written. What is the best platform to do so? I am currently using Reddit, but I didn’t know if there was a better place to post what I’ve written/will write. Any help or feedback would be appreciated. Thank you Again.

(Also, I don’t know if it’s appropriate to do so, but to give an example of my writing, I have attached a link to my latest post on Reddit. There is nothing untoward in what I’ve written, but if this is an inappropriate way to share such writing, my apologies.)

Jason

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]]> By: Cathy Cade https://www.writerscookbook.com/what-is-free-verse-poetry-and-how-do-you-write-it/#comment-25024 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 10:17:59 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=6163#comment-25024 I don’t understand free verse… but your post has helped. I’m signed up to the 12 poems in 12 months challenge, and so far everything has rhymed – except the haiku. Even the prompt ‘blank’ produced a rhyming verse, but I’m going for it for the next prompt of ‘Freedom’. Thanks for your help.

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]]> By: Ellie https://www.writerscookbook.com/what-is-free-verse-poetry-and-how-do-you-write-it/#comment-10108 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 14:43:49 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=6163#comment-10108 Hey Liz. I am so glad you enjoyed this post. It makes me so happy to think I may have inspired someone to write some more poetry 🙂

You’re right – we all need a break sometimes. Free verse is perfect for that!

Enjoy 🙂

Ellie

]]> By: Elizabeth Holly https://www.writerscookbook.com/what-is-free-verse-poetry-and-how-do-you-write-it/#comment-10006 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 22:24:39 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=6163#comment-10006 Thank you Kristina for a great explanation on free verse poetry. I’ve wanted to try writing free verse but was never really sure how to tackle it. Some times it can be a nice break from fiction or to work with fiction.

Your post gave me some of the best clarity on this and how to get started. Thank you.

Liz

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