Tag: Talking

Written, or: Spoken word

ben Alexander17 Comments

An American sentence: Penned words welcome endless revisions but rebuff regrets once spoken. 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… Continue reading Written, or: Spoken word

Sweet, sweet, or: Silence

ben Alexander43 Comments

A kyrielle I drop her off and collect her; Daily, you can see us walking; For me, all those walks are a blur... My child is constantly talking! I have given up on thinking; Her voice my every thought's blocking; Feels like waking after drinking... My child is constantly talking! I love her more than… Continue reading Sweet, sweet, or: Silence