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oPen 8

Here’s a poem by Charles Simic. Erase all the words until you have only eleven left. If you want, you can post your eleven word poem in the comment section. The Initiate     St. John of the Cross wore dark glasses As he passed me on the street. St. Theresa of Avila, beautiful andContinue reading “oPen 8”

Posted byrreaglerOctober 18, 2004Posted inWriting Exercise2 Comments on oPen 8

oPen 7

Here’s an exercise in erasing.  Take this poem by George Oppen.  White out all the words until you have eleven left.  Post your eleven word poem below, if you dare. World, World— Failure, worse failure, nothing seen From prominence, Too much seen in the ditch. Those who will not look Tho they feel on theirContinue reading “oPen 7”

Posted byrreaglerOctober 14, 2004Posted inWriting Exercise6 Comments on oPen 7

Open 6

  Here is another list of words.  You are open to make of them what you please.  Silk, handwriting, sound, never, your name, hair, electrical, baby, break, duster, plates.

Posted byrreaglerOctober 4, 2004Posted inWriting Exercise1 Comment on Open 6

Open 5

Here are eleven new words for you to play with today. papaya clicks torso flipping lunch tear hum-colored pocket toothpick 12:40 poems If they capture your imagination, add your writing in the comments section below.

Posted byrreaglerSeptember 24, 2004January 14, 2011Posted inGames, Poetry, Writing Exercise1 Comment on Open 5

Open 2

Here are eleven words.  See what you can make with them. mustard humpty-dumpty space iron doze shingles green parcel curve traffic half-heard Using alternate forms of these words is a-okay.  Share your poem in the comment section.

Posted byrreaglerSeptember 1, 2004Posted inWriting Exercise1 Comment on Open 2

Open 1

Ready for a poetry writing exercise?  Here are eleven words.  If you’d like to make something out of them, feel free to share what you’ve written in the comment box below. wheel flash anchor infinity lungs scratch stillbirth test piano germ tap It’s okay to use variations of the words in the list.  Eventually IContinue reading “Open 1”

Posted byrreaglerAugust 22, 2004March 1, 2010Posted inWriting, Writing Exercise6 Comments on Open 1

Joy

Lucinda Williams does a great song called Joy. Do you know that one? This song, like most of Lucinda’s, is not gleeful. But she is a blues singer. One of my friends who teaches poetry workshops told me that he made an assignment once to a group of graduate students. Simply put, he asked everyoneContinue reading “Joy”

Posted byrreaglerAugust 8, 2004September 9, 2010Posted inPoetry, Writing, Writing ExerciseTags:happy poem, happy poetry, Lucinda Williams1 Comment on Joy

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