Unstructured poetic forms are a lot like cat videos: they're unpredictable, people tend to love or hate them-and they're full of clauses. This clip discusses the 19th-century explosion of free verse poetry, including famous pieces from Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman; the phenomenon of spoken-word poetry (or performance poetry); and some common complaints against the multifaceted unstructured poetry genre.

Originally released by Video Education America (VEA), 2016. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 30, 2018.

Unstructured Poetry (10:02);.