Free verse poems

A free verse poem I wrote - 2021

I absolutely love teaching poetry! That explains why I teach it ALL year! Each month I focus on TWO types of poetry and then during POETRY MONTH, we review all of our work, create poetry portfolios for a review, and have a POETRY SLAM! Read on for details! 1. BULLETIN BOARD At the beginning of the year, make a bulletin board to display posters of the different types of poetry. Leave a space below each one to place a student example. Review it with your class and tell them by the end of the…

I'm a big fan of discovering the magic in the words of a young poet. I think it's harder to find that magic when kids think poetry has to rhyme or when there are lots of rules involved. There's something rather powerful about free verse poetry. It makes for clever poems like these. Having said that, amidst a poetry unit full of free verse, I tried something new this year recommended by a fellow writing teacher, Marie, who loves teaching free verse poetry as well. Have you heard the poem…

New short free verse poem

101 of the most enduringly beautiful funeral poems. From AA Milne to WB Yeats, ancient authors to modern moms, these poems are ideal for any memorial.

A free verse poem that explores the gift of expression. By Sumal (s.a)

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Post by Catsi Eceer, co-founder I was looking through the poetry posts earlier, and realized that we'd never done a post on free verse poems. Seeing as I write free verse almost exclusively, I thought I'd step up to the plate and scribble something down. Here I am twenty minutes later, still staring at a blank screen. The funny thing about free verse poetry is that, well, they're free verse. There's no specific rhythm or meter. They don't need to rhyme. They don't really need to do anything…