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Alrighty, so! I’ve got this free verse poem I wrote, and obviously since free verse is free of both rhyme and meter there’s not really a “wrong” way to write it, but does anyone have tips on writing free verse?

Below is the aforementioned poem.

The Chess Match

“Checkmate!” you said.

I moved a pawn

In front of my king.

“Pawns can’t move…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: center;”>To Mama</p>
 
<p style=”text-align: center;”>Starched white sheets,</p>
<p style=”text-align: center;”>Whitewashed walls,</p>
<p style=”text-align: center;”>Hospital beds and</p>
<p style=”text-align: center;”>Sterilized halls.</p>
<p style=”text-align: center;”>Your unwashed hair,</p>
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