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Originally Posted by gmw
Most of what I used to write used end-rhymes, and you're right, it can cause problems. The rhyming must always feel natural and that can be difficult to maintain over a poem of any length. And once you start rhyming you are almost obliged to keep it up because it becomes part of the rhythm you're trying to build.
One of the problems I have with free verse is finding the flow, finding the mood of the piece. Sometimes it is obvious, but sometimes it gives me trouble. Often I find that the writer's formatting and punctuation of such pieces (I'm not specifically talking about your work here) seems to pull me away from the flow, where I had always thought a piece should be constructed to aid the reader. Sometimes it is almost as if the reader is expected to ignore how the piece was formatted and somehow find the right flow for themselves. Any words of wisdom on that aspect?
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I don't really have any advice, because it must be what is 'natural' and 'natural' can vary from person to person. Even with my own work I sometimes come back and am thrown by the rhythm or structure.
Sometimes though it works and continues to work.
Certainly Prose Poetry lets the reader find their own way.