vers libre

Definition of vers librenext

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Noun
  • The piece has the pattern of blank verse.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But Kantor wrote it in blank verse — little help for the script.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The history of art reads here as one long, free verse poem-in-progress, gorgeous and absorbing.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • And in the freest of free verse poems, recurring images and motifs operate like punchlines in stand-up comedy, echoing earlier jokes in a routine.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Slathering your emotions across the page while crossing your fingers about the versification was what bad readers expected and what bad poets did.
    Christopher Tayler, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
  • Auden’s career presents a sight unique in the annals of English literature: a vision of someone claiming as personal playground the entirety of English versification.
    Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
Noun
  • The album explores themes of love, betrayal, and Black identity, blending music, poetry, and film.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Each session features a different theme, and no poetry writing experience is necessary.
    Staff report, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
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