blank verses

Definition of blank versesnext
plural of blank verse
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poems
Noun
  • On the night, Eva had largely chosen poems by 20th-century American writers — everything from Lucille Clifton to Philip Levine — in response to Kaufman’s work.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Matsumoto worked with collaborators to translate the book of tanka poems so everyone in her family could read them.
    Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Blank verses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blank%20verses. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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