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Quite Different Chains: free verse
I’m not sure I can even write “free verse” anymore. Ever since I started using specific poetic forms, I find myself writing poems to be read aloud; their purpose, if they are to be effective when spoken, dictates employing some … Continue reading
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Tagged #BookofForms, contradiction, free verse, poetry, prose, verse
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The Squirrels: free verse
The squirrels have gone on strike; I can hear them chattering, each one voicing their dislike. The gist is not flattering. Yesterday we had the trees removed planted too close to the house, against the back fence, that blocked the … Continue reading
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Tagged daily poems, free verse, gardening, nature, poetic forms, squirrels
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For Allen Ginsberg
I can hear you breathing, America Will you catch up with me Dangling your embittered and jealous umbilicus Asking Who among you when your child asks for bread Will hand him a grenade? It’s not some dark sin that hides … Continue reading