Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dciem.UUCP Path: utzoo!dciem!reid From: reid@dciem.UUCP (David Brake c/o Reid Ellis) Newsgroups: net.poems,net.flame Subject: Free Verse Message-ID: <1680@dciem.UUCP> Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 12:18:05 EDT Article-I.D.: dciem.1680 Posted: Tue Sep 17 12:18:05 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 17-Sep-85 13:19:38 EDT Reply-To: reid@dciem.UUCP (David Brake c/o Reid Ellis) Distribution: net Organization: D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Canada Lines: 17 Why, among the poets of today Is verse called "free" invariably employed? And all the hallowed forms of poet's lay Are now extinguished which I once enjoyed? The charm of ordered verse is put away, The eye by disjoint ramblings is annoyed I fear the reason why in this fact lies: Free verse can make the words of fools sound wise. David Brake English Majors Are People too. -- -- Reid Ellis "Roads? Where we're going, who needs _roads_?" {If!you!want!to!know!where!I!live,!look!at!the!header..} Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com