FREE VERSE POETRY WHAT IS FREE VERSE POETRY

WHAT IS FREE VERSE POETRY? v Free Verse: poetry that does not rhyme or

EXAMPLE – WALT WHITMAN v Walt Whitman was an American poet during the 1800

EXAMPLE – WALT WHITMAN “A Noiseless Patient Spider” A noiseless patient spider, I mark’d

EXAMPLE – RUPI KAUR v Rupi Kaur is a contemporary Canadian poet and graduate

BLACKOUT POETRY v Blackout poetry is a type of free verse poetry where the

EXAMPLE – AUSTIN KLEON “WHAT IS MARRIAGE? ”

OTHER EXAMPLES v You can get even more creative with these as well v

YOUR TURN! v We will start by making a blackout poem together on the

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FREE VERSE POETRY

WHAT IS FREE VERSE POETRY? v Free Verse: poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter (pattern of syllables) v Basically, free verse poetry is the rebellious teenager of the poetry realm. Free verse poems don’t follow any rules.

EXAMPLE – WALT WHITMAN v Walt Whitman was an American poet during the 1800 s v He is known as the father of free verse poetry v You may recognize his name from the novel/movie Paper Towns where he is referenced for his collection of poetry, entitled Leaves of Grass

EXAMPLE – WALT WHITMAN “A Noiseless Patient Spider” A noiseless patient spider, I mark’d where on a little promontory it stood isolated, Mark’d how to explore the vacant vast surrounding, It launch’d forth filament, out of itself, Ever unreeling them, ever tirelessly speeding them. And you O my soul where you stand, Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space, ……. Till the bridge you will need be form’d, till the ductile anchor hold, Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, O my soul.

EXAMPLE – RUPI KAUR v Rupi Kaur is a contemporary Canadian poet and graduate from the University of Waterloo, who went on to publish a book of poems called Milk and Honey v Milk and Honey deals with feminist themes as they relate to subjects such as rape, relationships, self-worth, and healing v You may have already seen some of her poetry on Twitter or Facebook

EXAMPLE – RUPI KAUR

BLACKOUT POETRY v Blackout poetry is a type of free verse poetry where the author starts with a passage and selects words within that passage to create a poem. The rest of the words in the passage become blacked out, so that only the selected words remain visible to the reader v Blackout poetry has been around for hundreds of years, but has recently been brought back to life and popularized by author Austin Kleon v Starting as a strategy to overcome writer’s block, Kleon would use the daily newspaper to create a new blackout poem everyday and post it online

EXAMPLE – AUSTIN KLEON “WHAT IS MARRIAGE? ”

EXAMPLE – AUSTIN KLEON

OTHER EXAMPLES v You can get even more creative with these as well v Some people incorporate art or some sort of visual element into their blackout poems that reflect what the poem is about

YOUR TURN! v We will start by making a blackout poem together on the board using a passage from The Road v Then you will use today’s newspaper to select articles and turn them into blackout poems