Alphabirths

Synopsis:
A parodic reflection on writing and language.
Book Excerpt:
Verse X You wrote rot, wrought Rapid wretchedness after This line, that line, broken Where X- Pens tickle, no, tackle your confidence Words throttle your throat On behalf. Verse Y You read dread, fought Footmarks to the next idea This thought, that thought, undressed Where X- Tent, yes, intent Signs arrest, if Verse Z You lived lost, sub- Versions of an unfinished poem This form, that content, reincarnating failed theories Where X- Changes of intellectual goods invest, no, divest The tyranny of practice, brilliant controversies Living the last canon.
Topics/Categories:
Code Poetry, Experimental Poetry
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Publishers:
Original Published Source:
Shadowtrain
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Original Publish Date:
July 17, 2008
Formats:
Electronic (html)

