| Commentary and Philosophy Poetry posted August 8, 2014 |
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War...what is it good for? Absolutely nothin'.
Dead & Buried
by Dean Kuch
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Writing Prompt the challenge: write a blitz poem. *please read rules below very carefully* ------------- the blitz poem, created by robert keim, is a stream of short phrases and images with repetition and rapid flow. it is meant to be read very quickly. ------------- rules.... ~ begin with short phrase (it may be a cliché) in line 1 ~ line 2 begins with the same first word as line 1 ~ lines 3 and 4 begin with the last word of line 2 ~ lines 5 and 6 begin with the last word of line 4 ....and so on, continuing with each subsequent pair beginning with the last word of the line above them - this establishes a pattern of repetition which is continued through line 48. *note: lines 1-48 should be short but at least two words. ~ line 49 is the last word of 48 ~ line 50 is the last word of 47 ~ the title must be only three words in the following order: 1. first word from the line 3 2. preposition or conjunction 3. first word from line 47 ~ NO punctuation ------------- *see details in announcement for an example |
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