Emerald13 POETRY

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JUST THIS ONCE stop talking at me— understand the silence I blow at it as it runs across the keyboard [a beautiful form] the size of a match head with multiple legs and rounded back translucent, bright from the depths of its evolution an involuntary reaction pulling into itself it folds up— the tiny spider stays very still as if under a rock or a leaf, and I can't see it, shining red on the letter D .................... [for diversion] you need not shout—simply face me when you speak published Haibun Today Sept 2008

Modern English Tanka January 2007

LYNX June 2008

the herons nest December 2006 - issue2 the heron's nest hard copy 2006 Volume VIII

LYNX June 2008

around town (haibun)

~ I hesitate. Stepping sideways through the unfamiliar door, I shuffle between sagging, purpose-built shelves, moving slowly to give my eyes time to adjust. A spill of cracked spines, piled one on top of the other bulging floor-to-ceiling marked by the occasional cock-eyed, hand-written sign, a promise of some kind of order. shadows curtain the alcove— a beard coughs Sections run into each other; Literature, Do-It-Yourself, History, Cooking is separated from Self Help turning a corner You will find Tasmania along a wall down the hallway, past a sprawling jumble of random miscellany and comics. There is nothing here for me. I head for the street. Fantasy by the disappearing staircase I hesitate. ~~~ published Haibun Today Feb 2009 slight changes above compared to the one accepted below ~ I hesitate. Stepping sideways through the unfamiliar door, I shuffle between sagging, purpose-built shelves, moving slowly to give my eyes t...

LYNX 2008

I enjoy 'found poetry' very much - there are a few techniques around this, each providing a found poem. (© Gina altered book found poem) In essence found poetry is finding the poetic in the non-poetic and reimagining existing language to create something new and meaningful. Here are a few possibilities and techniques. 1. ERASURE/BLACKOUT POETRY - find an existing text and working your way down the text, lightly circle with a pencil the words that appeal to you i often read and re read the words i have pencilled to see how they run together - with meaning and or logical sequence you are looking to reinterpret the text to create a new meaning or focus using a tool such as texta, whiteout or digital editing begin to blot out all the other words until only the 'poem' is left/revealed. 2. CUT UP POETRY - Cut up words, phrases or sentences from one or more source texts rearrange them to create a new poem, often with a different meaning or focus than the original text 3. CEN...