Author Archives: Pearl

“How is more important than what in poetry. What is more important than how in fiction, non-fiction, essays.” ~ rob of rob mclennan “Is it a Capilano or Malahat poem? You don’t send an 80-page superman poem to a haiku journal. It’s basic research.” ~ rob of rob mclennan

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awwwww shucks nautil- us with fur expansive paws sprawl origami’s secrets unfold a fib: In essence, there are only 2 rules. The first rule is the sequence of syllables which is 1/1/2/3/5/8. The second rule is that no one-syllable lines can contain an article (the, a, la, le, etc.) from One Deep Breath: Week 4

The Velveteen Horse Winks    â€¨Do you communicate close enough to know  Barbara’s patellar funny bone? her lip-quiver? Stalwart, seemly, the du- tiful Clydesdale, ploughing on, not a moan. She turned away?   Watch for shoulder blades                 closer, glance —        incipient snort may birth                      feral mirth-whoop   wait ,         :   a faint outline glows: her horn. […]

They are a rope bridge between what you know and what you want to know. I awoke swaying, legs used to motion, in the stillness of bed feeling for sheets, center of gravity. Oceanarium mid-driveway diversion. Limpids and anemones clung on rods in tank. Face loosened I crossed the 500 yards in a couple steps […]