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Do you think poetry is supposed to rhyme?

Amy @artemis432 (7474) • Abernathy, Texas 23 Aug 07

The majority of poetry is free verse. For me, rhyming poetry comes out stilted and trite. Its obvious that instead of allowing the words to flow freely, I imprison my words in strict form and so the creativity seems to get caught...

marie ranier rilke

traditional poetry

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poobah @artemis432, Thank you so much for posting this.I have been searching for the Richard Thompson poem forever!!!! I am a bit of a computer- challenged person so it took me a long time to get this far. Just wanted to tell you that I like both rhyming and free...

2 Jan 12