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# A Primer
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/a-primer/
- Published: 2022-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: A free verse poem is only as good as the name of its author.
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Sonnet, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

A free verse poem  
is only as good  
as the name of its author.

Try this experiment:  
Get a recent poem of the week  
from a lit. journal.

Then take one from this site,  
preferably one that is awash  
in crimson and vermillion.

Can you tell the difference?  
Perhaps better spelling?

As to Bukowski?  
He wrote some really  
poetic prose.