A Sijo thin broth; thick walls; thickheaded guards; thick metal bars; thin silence; prison alarm sounds; there's been a line break; beat shifts to raucous cheers; soup spills; words flow; bowls rattle; resounding battle for right Sijo? A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of… Continue reading By dictate, or: Diction
Poetry Partners #171 'Re-figuring ideas', a poem by Sadje of 'Keep it alive' Sticking to ideas Long obsolete, redundant Makes us a victim to ignorance A reversal of ideas is often required When new things come to light Don’t close your mind to new notions For the old can often drag you down, backwards Keep… Continue reading Stubborn, or: Silklike
An American sentence: I'm having an intimate encounter with your brain through your eyeballs. Another American sentence: Your brain is helpless to my words' advances. Imagine a green cow. 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… Continue reading Helpless, and/or: Intimate
An American sentence: I wonder whether the wisest of words are zero syllables long. 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… Continue reading The wisest of words, or: Zero syllables
Sevenling (Hazy wisps of) Hazy wisps of last night's dream sequences lit upon the faintest glimmers of reflections swirling around fantasies beyond the reaches of my consciousness. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes this morning; savored the aroma of my coffee with a contented sigh; stepped out and breathed in Jerusalem's crisp autumn air.… Continue reading Back then, or: Hours later
Hundreds of millions of thoughts - Spray streaming from the soul - Into yielding, strong, slick channel - T'wards vision's luring hole. Doubts acidic dissolve many - Many more - flow away - Still, coated with self-confidence Some swim on - undelayed. Slick inspirations fluid Rippling muscles creative - Aid - thousands - although only… Continue reading Conceit, or: The Highlander
An atom poem limit letters lik so p'raps it's good to try u don't rly need each 1 smthg to think about Atom Three line stanzas=tercets;Count letters: 5-7-5;This form links tercets under title;No punctuation or capitalization.
An atom poem light morning skies ideas flicker again moved to share today as the pale orb harks Atom Three line stanzas=tercets;Count letters: 5-7-5;This form links tercets under title;No punctuation or capitalization.
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