on a page.
On a screen.
Are they more
IMPORTANT
when centred?
do
small
words
seem
less
able?
What-
iF i
PlAy
WiTh
My
lEtTeRs?
curly cushion
C close cuddle
cozy cup
Who am I?
WHO AM I???
(who, Ami?)
does the
mo on's
ho op
blo om
or loom?
Did you
pause
to
consider
the
space
between
my
thoughts?
A pregnant paus(e)
(e)
(e)
(e)
(e)
escape
engagement
eND.
Very inventive, Ashley.
ReplyDeleteThough we had studied shaped poems from earlier times, it was not until the work of e e cummings jolted me into noticing that how the strings of letters appear on the page began to matter.
But I do blame the liking for unusual fonts, spacing and deliberate mis-spelling by advertising copywriters and designers for the generally appalling spelling among the general population, and compression for texting has made spelling much, much worse which irritates the suppressed English teacher in me.
Playing with poetic form again Ashley? Sheer genius.
ReplyDeletePlaying with poetic form is such fun. Sheer genius Ashley
ReplyDeleteVicky, as I said before, brill! Look forward to hearing what you've got for us tomorrow xx :-)
ReplyDeletexx ...hcum yrev nwod wols eht ekil I
Since Ashley and I have become interchangable, I will be pleased to accept his royalty payments and invitations to big, posh erotica events. Thank you ;-)
ReplyDeleteGreat poetry Ashley. If you keep trying, one day You'll be as good as Vicky Ellis ;-)
ReplyDeleteLove the cummings feel to this - even though you know how I feel about cummings.
Ash