Free Verse Poem

Free verse is considered to be modern American poetry. It can have any number of lines, and may or may not have rhyme or syllable pattern.

Example: by Frank G. Poe, Jr.

No Room For Hate

Not from east coast,

Not from the west coast,

Stuck in the middle

Not east side or west side,

Stuck with the poor folks,

In the lower middle class,

When we going to learn,

After the gun smoke,

After our farms, homes,

Foreclosed by banks,

When will we recognize

Poor folk is poor folk

Colors don’t matter

When you’re homeless,

Religious differences,

Don’t matter,

When you’re starving,

Killing for nothing,

Illusions,

Outlined in chalk,

Instead of using our mouth

We use gun play.