The rejection of traditional forms and structures for poetry that began in the first half of the 20th century coincided with a questioning of the purpose and meaning of traditional definitions of poetry and of distinctions between poetry and prose, particularly given examples of poetic prose and prosaic poetry.
O rexeitamento das formas e estruturas tradicionais da poesía comezaron na primeira metade do século XX e cadraron co cuestionamento do propósito e significado das definicións tradicionais e das distincións entre poesía e prosa, dando exemplos de prosa poética e poesía prosaica.