Poetry Partners #186 A poem by Thomas Kutzli of 'remainsoftheday' EPIGRAPH: As a nation, we are dreadfully impressed by noise. The loud and compelling, even if the blatant, is sure to attract our attention. -Amy Lowell (1874 โ 1925) The table black and shiny Moirรฉ in your eyes And this constant humming An invisible ship?… Continue reading Scythe, or: Scalpel
A shadorma meaningless centuries led him to yearn for his rebirth as the dawn drew his ashes towards the skyline Poetry prompts Twiglets #324 his ashes Moonwashed Musings #142 Skyline
The end was nigh, but Rico didn't care. Just yesterday, he'd sat waiting saplessly, the dark icicles growing over his heart. His enchanted instrument had fallen into a perpetual cycle of disrepair and repair, just as the witch doctor had warned it would, and its upkeep was becoming increasingly expensive. The musician smiled ruefully at… Continue reading The dark icicles
An American sentence: Retrospect teaches that not seeking death differs from desiring life. 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… Continue reading Not seeking death, or: Desiring life
Poetry Partners #151 'Ride the Chaos', a poem by Tanmay Philip of 'Blog inVERSE' There was a time When I eagerly lapped up The teachings of Gurus, preachers Spiritual masters Searching for Truth and grace Magic and meaning There was a time I breathed in their smoke Until I choked Seeing visions Born from asphyxiation… Continue reading Promise, or: Purpose
Poetry Partners #140 'WOW', A poem by Devine Success of 'Elspen Wrytes' So? What now? I can't bow nor cow like a fowl to the winds churning that would bring turnings only to be foul. Await we, without a scowl not even daring to howl till we say, how? Wow. Elspen Wrytes: https://elspenwrytes.wordpress.com/ A 'Gogyลka'… Continue reading Winds churning, or: Wants churning
Poetry Partners #93 'An Ugly Poem', by Amelia Michelle Nicol of 'And Or Theory' Far too philosophical and just Lacking imagery Overlapping or side by side, intertwined emphasis, color, leading lines, rules of thirds lists of negatives, another light dodging or burning art and beauty, the disturbing the differences, the uncertain certitude, fortitude, beauty and… Continue reading Ugly, or: Misunderstood
An American sentence: Sometimes I'm not inclined to verse but find myself counting syllables. 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… Continue reading Sometimes, or: Very rarely
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