Leafing thru a copy of the American lit mag Poets & Writers
I came across the following comments by Kim Addonizio... "It's easier
to start with the goal of writing one short sentence than an entire
poem. What interests me is how a short sentence can have all the
qualities of a poem... Allen Ginsberg, inspired by the traditional
Japanese haiku, invented the 'American Sentence' – one sentence of
seventeen syllables... What's key here is the moment sharply observed,
a brief 'aha !' of pleasure or recognition or awareness."
Quite an interesting idea this – I think – although it can mean your.
Sentences have unusual line breaks to stay within the seventeen.
Syllable structure but it could be something to throw into the mix.
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