Who said “Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.”?

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Robert Frost. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceAddress at Milton Academy, Massachusetts (May 17, 1935)

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Frost, R. (n.d.). Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32799-writing-free-verse-is-like-playing-tennis-with/

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Frost, Robert. “Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32799-writing-free-verse-is-like-playing-tennis-with/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Frost, Robert. “Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32799-writing-free-verse-is-like-playing-tennis-with/.

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