OPEN VERSE may be described as an apperception of poetic elements -
imagery,assonance,rhythm,sound symbolism of an intuitive of the self conscious in a crystallised convergence of the moment ,with punctuation implied by the form,
interpretation by the reader changing according to mood, thus essentially fluid and inherently variable.Especially in poetry read aloud where interpretation is unique each time as the reader participates in the poem as one does when iviewing a painting in a gallery
Hilda Morley created (in the 1970's ) this type of this 'verse freed' (which she labelled 'organic' )ie freed from convention,formal in experimentation closely related to Denise Levertov definition "organic form in poetry'. An early organic Sea Lily https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G7T7t3zuVMc
I first wrote in this style in Jan 2012..here it is AN OPEN(organic) VERSE using spaces&breaks without grammatical symbols ,the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' (intuitive cadence)& so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and responds thus making this enigmatic form a two way interplay & interpretatIon unique to the moment
Standing
as in a dream
bemused
in my private world
alone
and yet surrounded
by others
thoughts
read
digested
and considered
waiting
listening then
writing
my verse
I awake,content
until the next
time
and perhaps best explained in verse itself
also from early 2012
Will
my verse
reach your ear
can
your eye
stay the course
Does
unconvention
confound
the rhythm
of your eyes
Take
a deep breath
exhale and read
between my lines
unphased
by phrase and
habitude
or human voice
The choice
is always
yours if
my poem will
be or is
not to be
a tune upon
your ear
LATER EXAMPLES of OPEN FORM by Brian Strand (from 2013 on Poetry Soup)
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/an_open_form_459339
MORE EXAMPLES by Brian Strand
Each
chiselled
line
enamel
images
to float
upon
sounds
sans
rime
staccato
syntax
align
symmetry
as
iambics
beat
the
drum
of
vers
liber...
....tine
STAY CURIOUS
perspectives,
&beyond first impressions
moving images
notions,
found objects
refracting light
restless
shifting
silhouettes
incomplete structure
recesses in exteriors
informal
at
scaled
angles
or a
complete whole
nothing visible
pointless to
speculate
the lines of hopelessness
in a
downward
spiral
the emotive aspects
of a sense of place
everchanging
beyond telling
a special time
of intense interest
an intimate presence
unspoken
in a dedicated space
reflective profiles
circles in spectrums
of colour
distinctive
explorations
acquisitions of
legacies
all
motivations
of a
creative influence
upon
the curious heart
INSCAPES
apperception
an intuition
beyond form
instilled spontaneous
of the moment
a channel
of self conscious
convergence
a crystallisation
spoken aloud
indelibly inked forever
an interpretation
changing
according to mood
essentially fluid
inherently variable
illusive
as a shadow
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