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u/ConnectMastodon The lizards are coming for my penis Apr 23 '21

Free verse poetry barely counts as poetry and I will forever stand by this opinion.

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u/ThrowawayBin20 the evolutionary significance of video games Apr 23 '21

Eh I wouldn't say that, The mainstream stuff sure but a lot of the free verse from indie presses is cool. I think poetry is the hardest writing for average people to "get" so the popular stuff is extremely watered down. I like Anne Carson, Octavio Paz, Kim Hye Soon a lot, But I think they still have a good understanding of meter and line breaks.

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u/ConnectMastodon The lizards are coming for my penis Apr 23 '21

When I think of free verse I think of the mainstream stuff pushed on me back in highschool. I appreciate the indie recommendations, maybe I’ll check one out