From Chevy to Ford
“Okay. Well, I’m just gonna say that your popular media inspired me to a new level of decadence. I mean, I’m like a Darkseid MMA version of the WWE. You know the word ‘turpitude?’”
Skin – A Zejel
The zejel is an old Spanish form of poetry derived from an earlier Arabic tradition. Its language is most often plainspoken or colloquial. (But the subject rubs off on you.)
Haibun – Ferns in Wood
Haibun are haiku that pair prose and poetry, often autobiographical narratives of memorable moments or scenes of awareness.
Haiga – Palmer: “Traveler”
Haiga are haiku that pair art and poetry, often from the same brush. These are more ekphrastic, based on the popular art of Avery Palmer.
Last Straw
“It’s like you said. That’s just marketing. Just story. I can drink this Sholi. That’s all right. But I know it doesn’t change anything.”
Analog Archaeology
Found poetry is an odd duck, kind of a cross between poetry and visual arts. What are the component skills of what we call composition? Is it poetry if only we name it so? Does everything we experience have the potential of poetry within it?
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