Work to live, or: Live to work

Two 'Shadorma' poems in a 'Cleave' the effortit takes meto transport myselffar enough awayto escapefrom this stresschallengesmy innerfaithful ideals of achild freely dancing, sure ofPapa's commitmentlove and full support How to read a cleave poem? Simply: Read the left hand poem as a first discrete poem. Read the right hand poem as a second discrete… Continue reading Work to live, or: Live to work

Oeuvre, ou: Travail?

An American sentence: Oft, one sentence takes me hours to write. How could I hope to write a book? 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… Continue reading Oeuvre, ou: Travail?

Provocative, or: Proof positive

An American sentence: Provocative verse indicates that the poet desires connection. 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 line… Continue reading Provocative, or: Proof positive

Father, or: Cure

An American sentence: Treating and bandaging my wounds is my parental priority. 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 Father, or: Cure

In body, or: In spirit

An American sentence: By nature, the body always fights to live, but the spirit may not. 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… Continue reading In body, or: In spirit

Errant hairs, or: Beard trimmer

An American sentence: He trimmed his beard before and after rinsing off, pruning errant hairs. 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… Continue reading Errant hairs, or: Beard trimmer

Running into a brick wall, or: Magic

A dribble (in atom form... kind of.) forms overlap often extra effort's a must I like to prove witty still it might be a no magic yes even magic may suffer defeat The dribble The dribble is a brief poem consisting of exactly 100 letters (not 100 characters—spaces and punctuation are not counted). The name… Continue reading Running into a brick wall, or: Magic