Category: Writing Exercise

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 and… Continue reading oPen 8

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 their… Continue reading oPen 7

  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.

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.