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Tag: One-Sentence Poems

South Carolina Winter

South Carolina Winter

A little cold, but without the dramatic white robe, she settled in for a few quiet weeks as a token of hospitality to her strange guests, planning to resume her storming shortly thereafter.

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Illustration

Illustration

I wanted to be part of an illustration when I grew up, figuring, since I was going to be a man, and men are all two-dimensional, it was not beyond the realm of possibility.

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The Process is Not The Poem

The Process is Not The Poem

I have an idea – a feeling, a picture – I want to convey; but this particular reader is more interested in where my idea came from than in what it actually is.

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Viral Discontent

Viral Discontent

The taint of viral discontent, as filtered through a prison: it is the way our days are spent, and much grief has arisen from all the halves of halves of truth we spread upon our blankets — it is no wonder much of youth is now spent being anxious —

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Floodwater

Floodwater

What sustains us in the right amount can destroy us in excess.

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Bridges

Bridges

There’s nothing wrong with being big, and it can help considerably when you have a lot of people to carry.

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Critical Appraisal

Critical Appraisal

A common mistake people make is to assume something is bad if it is unpopular; a common mistake critics make is to assume something is good for the same reason.

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