Here's why:
* Free verse does not follow a set rhyme scheme or meter. It allows poets to use a more natural, conversational tone and rhythm.
* Blank verse is a specific form of poetry that uses unrhymed iambic pentameter (five pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables per line).
"Eating Poetry" doesn't adhere to the strict structure of blank verse. It has a fluid and flexible rhythm, and the line lengths vary, all characteristics of free verse.