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OULIPO's N + 7 form
Poetic Techniques: OULIPO Founded in 1960 by French mathematician Francois de Lionnais and writer Raymond Queneau, Ouvroir de Litterature Potentielle (OULIPO), or Workshop of Potential Literature, investigates the possibilities of verse written under a system of structural constraints. Lionnais and Quenuau believed in the profound potential of a poem produced within a framework or formula […]
A few senses to come to
— no smoke smell from there in our hair until we get here — passing in the hall someone else’s TV’s whistle train at grandma’s — barren trees grass bends soft underfoot early fall, still. — flag, scarf snaps straight out turn bricked corner, wind shadow pulled punch slap caress — buttered carrots licked length […]
Haibun: Car Wash
As I work the foam brush in spirals over the left front fender, I am tender and fairly crow and glow, going over how the ratio of sidepanel grime to time free to coins available are a perfect match. Time clicks down and I add another dollar. As I scrub the right mirror, the water […]
Haibun
I’ve read only a couple dozen haibun. Contemporary Haibun Online (CHO) gives criteria and examples and week 23 of One deep breath gives the challenge to write one. CHO says it should be direct, concrete, have economical imagery, be infused with life and energy, lighthanded, playful with unexpected turns showing how the haiku came to […]