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My 1st American sentence Unfolded haiku-paperclips pierce through pages without binding them. What's an 'American Sentence'? Allen Ginsberg, inventor of the American Sentence, felt that the haiku didn’t 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… Continue reading Still paperclips, or: Steel wires
A shadorma Dangerous dusk doubt lies in pride in one's pen. Have I inked the cleverest verses I'll ever deliver?
A landay The first line left him trembling, sweaty; his racing heart convulsed at the second, longer line When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that… Continue reading Lines, or: The healthy kind
A lanturne On Shabbat, I sometimes cheat and check my phone #2 Still, I would not pen new verses on that day #3 I don't like admitting to my lack of faith
A monotetra Verse comes in sheets of driving rain. Thoughts pitter-pat ceaseless refrain. Soaked through, my soul's washed clean of pain. Words keep me sane. Words keep me sane. While mind floats, buoyed by the flow, The heart absorbs what none can know. In foggy depths, rare insights glow. They're birthed just so. They're birthed… Continue reading Creation, or: Chaos
A lanturne I must keep sweet secret for entire month ~ how?
A gogyohka I've emotions I can't hope to describe floating beyond the reaches of language words are merely blurry facsimiles that provide [false] comfort [by] definition
A gogyohka free verse means I can write whatever I want wherever I want and however I want for some reason I very much want to write 5 lines about just what I want transforming this free verse into yet another gogyohka
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