Thursday, April 22, 2010

Poetry

"Poetry is my life, my postmark, my hands, my kitchen, my face."
— Anne Sexton

12 comments:

  1. Eha

    We can do better than that. I dare you, Pally. I double-dog dare you to do better than that.

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  2. Here's your Anne Sexton Smackdown Assignment:

    Poetry is my______,
    my________,
    my__________,
    my__________.

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  3. We soooo can do better. "Poetry is my mouth?" hahhahahha!

    Ok, no really.

    Give me a sec. and I'll report back.

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  4. and p.s. I haven't been double-dog dared since I was about 12. So this is super exciting.

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  5. Poetry is my dog heart,
    my ugh of daystart, my
    arm as pillow, my shoebox
    of junkmail, my red-streaked
    sun of a face, my morning
    water, my unconceived
    daughter, my belly
    empty as a howl.

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  6. I love "poetry is my mouth!"

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  7. Nellie: proudly double-dog-daring full-growned adults since 1984.

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  8. I'm supposed to follow THAT?
    Gosh Nellie.

    "My unconceived daughter" gave me butterflies.

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  9. Poetry is my sister,
    My father more than most.
    Poetry is insides caving
    to unending filling,
    Poetry is my heart-string
    pulled against the page
    Poetry is my grace.

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  10. Hurray for our Anne Sexton smackdown. Pronouncement: A SUCCESS! Hurrah.

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