There is a clear description of the “free verse” form in the “Poet’s Glossary on the American Academy of Poets website. According to this site free verse is: “a poetry of organic rhythms, of deliberate irregularity, improvisatory delight. Free verse is a form of nonmetrical writing that takes pleasure in a various and emergent verbal music. . […]
José Olivarez: (citizen) (illegal)
As you read José Olivarez’s poem (citizen) (illegal), the title poem of his groundbreaking book of poetry, notice how the poet uses cadence, repetition and rhyme to evoke intensity, discomfort, and connection in the listener. The text of the poem is here from Poets House: (citizen) (illegal) José Olivarez visited City Tech for a Literary […]
Willie Perdomo: “Where I’m From”
Willie Perdomo’s “Where I’m From” is published in Perdomo’s book, Where a Nickel Costs a Dime. As you read, notice how Perdomo begins by appealing to a specific listener and then allows his poem to grow through images and dialogue and language that reads like music. There is a spoken element to this work even […]
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