Contemporary Poetry
1. Contemporary Poetry is most often written in free verse. The lines follow the natural rhythms
of the language and not the strict five stresses per line in iambic pentameter.
2. Contemporary Poetry is written in language that is accessible to the common reader.
3. Contemporary Poetry suggests ideas rather than overtly stating ideas.
4. Contemporary Poetry is brief in comparison to traditional poetry.
5. Contemporary Poetry is grounded in the image.
6. Contemporary Poetry invites the reader to complete statements, offer conclusions, and extract meaning.
of the language and not the strict five stresses per line in iambic pentameter.
2. Contemporary Poetry is written in language that is accessible to the common reader.
3. Contemporary Poetry suggests ideas rather than overtly stating ideas.
4. Contemporary Poetry is brief in comparison to traditional poetry.
5. Contemporary Poetry is grounded in the image.
6. Contemporary Poetry invites the reader to complete statements, offer conclusions, and extract meaning.