A
form of the
sonnet that, as one may
imply by its
name, is much less
structured than other
sonnets. The only
prerequisite of a free form
sonnet is that it have fourteen lines. It does not require
iambic pentameter,
rhyme, or
reason.
'Free form Sonnet' is a contradiction in terms. When I first learned of the sonnet, it struck me as being the most structured poetic template ever conceived by the mind of man. Apparently somebody decided that it was "too" structured, and watered it down.
For examples of real 'I was written by manly men wearing pantaloons' sonnets, see the Petrarchan Sonnet, the Spenserian Sonnet, and the Shakespearean Sonnet.
Reading/writing a Free Form Sonnet is like drinking decaf.