An American sentence:
The inert meat sack was cleaned, refrigerated, and then- disposed of.
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 
This reminds me of a meme I saw on FB – Tell me what you do for a living without telling me what your job is.
๐๐๐ป Susi ๐๐ป๐ ~ I’ve seen that one ๐คญ
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As a long-time member of Chevra Kadisha, I have a different perspective on this procedure, as you could imagine.
๐ Dolly ๐ ~ of course
Ah, one for Omatra7 (she works at a funeral home).
There’s a YouTube channel that I appreciate run by a mortician who has a really unique perspective –
https://www.youtube.com/@AskAMortician
That’s cool! I can see her doing that!
Pretty gruesome (but effective) picture painted by your wordsโฆ
๐๐๐ป Muri ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks!
It’s a fun form, that American sentence.
๐๐๐ป D. ๐๐ป๐ ~ it’s quite grown on me!
It has its place.