1. Free Verse Poetry
Mrs. Vaughan

2. Read the poem – what do you notice?
Winter Poem
once a snowflake fell
on my brow and i loved
it so much and i kissed
it and it was happy and called its cousins
and brothers and a web
of snow engulfed me then
i reached to love them all
and i squeezed them and they became
a spring rain and i stood perfectly
still and was a flower
Nikki Giovanni

3. Free Verse Doesn't rhyme No meter
Use of metaphors, similes, personification
Image driven
Concrete, not abstract
Heightened attention to sound
Might include alliteration or assonance or other sound elements

4. Free Verse
Free verse poetry is a poem that is written without a regular rhyme scheme, meter or form.
Poets use free verse poetry, because they want to use the natural rhythm of ordinary language to emphasize the simple beauty of everyday speech.

5. Journal Writing:
Look in the mirror. What do you see? Look longer and deeper. What do you see now?

6. Writing Free Verse Poetry
Finding a topic
Anything and everything can be the topic of a  free verse lyrical  poem. 
The poem can tell a story, describe a person, animal, feeling or object. 
They can serious, sad, funny or  educational. 
Whatever subject that appeals to the poet can end up in free verse.