Unstructured Poetry

Description

Unstructured poetic forms are a lot like cat videos: they’re unpredictable, people tend to love or hate them—and they’re full of clauses. This clip discusses the 19th-century explosion of free verse poetry, including famous pieces from Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman; the phenomenon of spoken-word poetry (or performance poetry); and some common complaints against the multifaceted unstructured poetry genre.

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10 min 2 sec

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Films on Demand

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