James Fenton Quote

Among those today who believe that modern poetry must do without rhyme or metre, there is an assumption that the alternative to free verse is a crash course in villanelles, sestinas and other such fixed forms. But most... are rare in English poetry. Few poets have written a villanelle worth reading, or indeed regret not having done so.


An Introduction to English Poetry (2002)


Among those today who believe that modern poetry must do without rhyme or metre, there is an assumption that the alternative to free verse is a crash ...

Among those today who believe that modern poetry must do without rhyme or metre, there is an assumption that the alternative to free verse is a crash ...

Among those today who believe that modern poetry must do without rhyme or metre, there is an assumption that the alternative to free verse is a crash ...

Among those today who believe that modern poetry must do without rhyme or metre, there is an assumption that the alternative to free verse is a crash ...