Wilfred Owen's 1917 poem "Dulce Et Decorum Est," describing British soldiers choking and dying from mustard gas, is still remembered today as one of the most horrifying images of World War I.

With a terse 31-word verse attacking President Bush, British poet laureate Andrew Motion added his voice to the growing chorus of opposition to a war against Iraq.

It looks like a modern free verse, an ode to war or at least a war economy. New Nato chief Mark Rutte’s latest speech on the state of the military alliance comes with stanzas of varying lengths ...

Free verse poems don't follow the rules. Find out more about them in this Bitesize primary KS2 English guide. Free verse poems don't follow the rules.