Saturday, November 20, 2010

Does a particular cadence in a poem make the work more sophisticated?

Word as sound. Now think sound as fabric. Silk over fleece. Velour over cotton. Polyester poetry?



Cadence in cooking. Gently heating black beans for hours – gurgles and tiny spits. Grilling chicken marinated with lemon, lemon thyme, pepper, and olive oil -- chatty verses the introspective sliced persimmon also being grilled. Please don’t underestimate the role of surveillance in poetry & cooking.

1 comment:

  1. Hubba Hubba

    Phone rings in the middle of the thought--
    will it disappear?
    In the rain I hear some voices, sloshing car tracks
    and a laugh
    All lives together
    All sidewalks wet

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