"Being an art form, verse cannot be "free" in the sense of having no limitations or guiding principle."

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Poets from the United StatesDemocratic socialistsBeat Generation writersUniversity of Pennsylvania alumniPhysicians from New Jersey
Original Language: English

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As quoted in Free Verse. Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics 2nd ed (1975)