An American sentence:
I’ve only found religion in parenthood and penning poetry.
What’s an ‘American Sentence’?
Allen Ginsberg, inventor of the American Sentence, felt that the haiku didnโt work as well in English. Ginsberg decided to remove the line structure of the haiku, maintaining the requirement of 17 syllables total. He felt that removing the line count freed the American Sentence up for the idiosyncrasies of English phonemes.
The requirements:
- Composed in one line;
- Syllabic, 17 syllables;
- Condensed, written with no unnecessary words or articles;
- Complete sentence or sentences;
- Includes a turn or enlightenment.
Let’s write poetry together!
When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
As long has religion found you, David.
Much love,
D
๐ Dolly ๐
In response an American Sentence reflecting on the views of your readers to date:
‘Interesting sentence, juxtaposing
readers psyche and grammar’
๐ David ๐
Perhaps you did not find religion in those things but religion found you? We all seem to be playing tag and the game has gone on so long that we are not sure if we are the pursued or the pursuer…
That may be…
Well there you have it, David! Amen
โจ๐งธโจ Suzette โจ๐งธโจ
โReligionโ feels like the wrong word to me. I get that you need a specific syllable count, but โmeaningโ or โspiritualityโ feels like a much better fit from a meaning perspective.
Finding religion is a phrase.
I know that. I just don’t think poetry is a religion and I especially don’t think parenthood is a religion, so the use of “religion” didn’t work for me as a reader.
ok. but it’s what I meant ๐
not spirituality, nor meaning.
Two good locations. (K)
๐ค๐ Kerfe ๐๐ค
Perhaps poetic progeny is the fruit of the forbidden tree.
๐ค CES ๐ค
(._.)DbA(._.)
hello david! nice american sentence! Sums up what most fail to achieve/look at!
๐ Kunjal ๐
How true, for you.
๐ Andrew – thank you! ๐
Your worship gives much joy.
๐ Cindy ๐
Hence religion remains such a vital part of our lives
With this in mind
Parenthood and Poetry
Divine disciplines
We cannot simply by pass it
โค ๐ Abi ๐ โค
You welcome ๐
โฅ
Yes! This! ๐๐๐๐โค๏ธโค๏ธ I feel exactly the same David! ๐ I knew there was a reason we have become friends! Parenthood and poetry have been my salvation!
*hugs*