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The only rule is to not follow the rules. Free Verse The only rule is to not follow the rules.

History Free verse first appeared in 1915 Early writers of free verse poetry include Walt Whitman and Emily Dickenson. Dickenson Whitman

History Continued In the 20’s and 30’s the writers of the Harlem Renaissance were well known for the use of free verse in poetry Beatnik’s of the 50’s and 60’s helped to popularize free verse Some important writers from these two groups are: Allen Ginsbourg, William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, E.E. Cummings, and Langston Hughes Top: E. E. Cummings Bottom: Jack Kerouac

Beatnik

Jukebox Love Song I could take the Harlem night and wrap around you, Take the neon lights and make a crown, Take the Lenox Avenue busses, Taxis, subways, And for your love song tone their rumble down. Take Harlem's heartbeat, Make a drumbeat, Put it on a record, let it whirl, And while we listen to it play, Dance with you till day-- Dance with you, my sweet brown Harlem girl.

Something to think about... Richard Aldington said: “We do not insist upon 'free-verse' as the only method of writing poetry. We fight for it as for a principle of liberty.” What is the significance of this quote?

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For Homework! Read Miracles by Walt Whitman Identify examples of alliteration and repetition What is the point of including those examples? For meaning? For the flow and rhythm of the poem? Is Whitman trying to prove a point?