Even after years studying English literature, I’ve remained somewhat confused about the nature of poetry.
On the one hand, modern poetry has given rise to free verse and prose poems, which reject the structure of traditional poetic forms. On the other hand, classical formats such as sonnet, haiku, iambic pentameter, even limerick, demand adherence to a r…
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