I think myself that free verse doesn't lend itself to regular rhyme schemes.
Having freed your metre, it seems inconsistent to work to a strict rhyming
pattern, and the end result could seem sloppy. Craig Raine wrote a long poem
recently in irregular rhyming couplets which was badly reviewed, and the
extracts I've read look pretty dreadful. On the other hand, occasional rhyme
works very well with free verse, all the more effective because the reader
isn't expecting it.
Best wishes
Matthew
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From: sevanthi ragunathan <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 26 July 2001 22:01
Subject: Re: query
>>From: Joanne Denton <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and
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>>Subject: query
>>Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 11:10:47 -0700
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>>Hello everyone,
>>Can "formal" rhyme and free form be combined without
>>sounding clumsy? Thank you in advance for any help, Joanne
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>I think so. Molly Peacock has a number of poems with rhymes and uneven
>meter. Try her book Take Heart.
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