Comment from Dean Kuch

Excellent

"With courtesy he beckons one,
"Won't you come inside?
"All those who hang in here,"
he says,
"have poems, circumscribed." ... AWESOME! A room filled hanging bards--how delightfully delicious. Just as long as I wasn't one of those being hung. Ahem... Oh, and by the way, Tony, I don't know how to put this delicately. But only men can be circumscribed. It's a Yiddish tradition--a "male thing"--if you catch my drift?
S-h-h-h-h-hhhhhh...

"But then I saw another door
with a 'Welcome' sign.
An unkempt man its keeper,
beckoned me with glee,
"Come and look inside," he said,
"for entry here is free."... Now THIS sounds like my kinda room! No bathing required (or shaving, apparently), and free from all rules. Not to mention it was totally free!
Where do I sign up for this one?

Free verse is easy to define.
A string of eloquent words placed strategically together to formulate a cohesiveness and train of thought.
No rhyming (unless it's by pure happenstance), no particular format or "rules."
Just us, the pen (or keyboard today in most instances), and our thoughts.
That's it.

As for me, I prefer poetry that rhymes over free verse any day, both in writing and reading poetry.

To each their own, as both have their significant places in literature.
Both past as well as present.
~Dean

 Comment Written 08-May-2017

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reply by the author on 16-May-2017

Thanks, Dean, for your entertaining review. Much appreciated! Tony

reply by Dean Kuch on 16-May-2017

You're more than welcome, Tony, as always. ~Dean :)

Comment from TAB_that's me

Excellent

It is a wonderful poem - free verse with rhyme or whatever. You have chosen to keep a pretty strict meter throughout.

I love the picture it paints of all the forms.

teresa

 Comment Written 08-May-2017

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reply by the author on 16-May-2017

Thanks Teresa. Kind words. I appreciate them. Tony

Comment from IndianaIrish

Exceptional

So creative poem, Tony! Loved your humor, and I took away how powerful the possibilities of free verse can be. Your notes are great and educational. I enjoyed your poem and was delighted to read it and give an extra star.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)

 Comment Written 08-May-2017

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reply by the author on 16-May-2017

Thanks Karyn. I appreciate your kind words, interesting comments and six stars. Tony

Comment from Vijay Kumar V

Excellent

Wah, you resonate the thought process that goes on especially these are great phrases,"Come and look inside," he said,
"for entry here is free, If he's to build an edifice
that stands the test of time,
its foundations must be strong,
or else it won't endure.". Have a great day. Namaste

 Comment Written 08-May-2017

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reply by the author on 16-May-2017

Thanks, Lova, for your kind review. Much appreciated! Tony

Comment from Joan E.

Excellent

Thank you for sharing this sprawling discussion of free verse. I thoroughly enjoyed your "House of Cards" and "spices" metaphors plus your "drum" and "architect" similes. Here's to strong "foundations"! Well done- Joan

 Comment Written 07-May-2017

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reply by the author on 16-May-2017

Very many thanks for reviewing The House of Poetry and for your kind comments. Best wishes, Tony

Comment from Pearl Edwards

Exceptional

Well written Tony, as always, about the different poetic forms and then the freedom of free verse. For me I love free verse, find it very easy to display emotion without the constraints of rhyming (for me rhyming is difficult), and as for the Roundel, have put up two and both I've found out have been wrong. Back to the roundel room for me. Great read,
cheers,
valda

 Comment Written 07-May-2017

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reply by the author on 16-May-2017

Very many thank, Valda, for reviewing The House of Poetry and for your kind comments and six stars. Best wishes, Tony

Comment from His Grayness

Exceptional

Wow what a truly unique and captivating work delivered here. I read it over and over and still have to bookcase it, but thanks for now I LOVED IT! Vance

 Comment Written 07-May-2017

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reply by the author on 16-May-2017

Very many thank, Vance, for reviewing The House of Poetry and for your kind comments and six stars. Best wishes, Tony

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

Wow, Tony! You've created an epic poem about learning to write poetry and the different types. It reminds me of the adventure here on Fanstory where I've learned about so many different forms. I like that you begin with a house of poetry, describe building a poem and end with how to make a poem building last.

 Comment Written 07-May-2017

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reply by the author on 07-May-2017

Thanks for reading this 'epic' . There are certainly a large number of rooms in the FS house - easy to get lost in it! LOL

Comment from frierajac

Exceptional

Thanks so much for the elucidation on the free verse form and for the very entertaining and insightful poem on the subject of poetry. It is light hearted and
a joy to read.

 Comment Written 07-May-2017

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reply by the author on 07-May-2017

Thanks for reading this lengthy bit of doggerel, frierajac. I very much appreciate your award of six stars! Glad you enjoyed it! Tony

Comment from Dolly'sPoems

Excellent

I'm a big fan of rhyming words, love sonnets and enjoy anything unusual on here. You've about covered everything here Tony and I love the penultimate stanza;

A poets like an architect,
who uses pen and mind,
to make new buildings soar.

Great words, have a great evening, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 07-May-2017

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reply by the author on 07-May-2017

Thanks for reading this lengthy bit of doggerel, Dolly. Glad you enjoyed it! Tony