R and M or FV? Options

[Cleo_Serapis]

There is quite a debate for the poets in us, as to whether Rhythm and Meter or Free Verse is more popular at competition sites.

Here is your opportunity to tell us your thoughts.

Which do you prefer and why?

~Cleo  :read:

[Merlin]

I don’t see this as an issue, or a debate.  What I look for when I read is something that appeals to me.  The same goes for movies, for instance – I need to be entertained.  What I don’t like, I don’t bother with.

There is wonderful FV, just as there is wonderful R & M.  Equally, both have their share of lousy examples.  It is up to the writer to present a product that appeals to the reader, and readers have different tastes.

Here’s an example of a colleague who does a variety of styles –
Larylee Fraser .

You might note in Lary’s examples that she employs a lot of skills developed when she did r & m exclusively.  She knows what the rules are, and how to bend or break them.

As in the song from many years back – Do what you do, do well.

Merlin