| Write a poem that is written somewhat the same
way as "I Heard a Fly Buzz"; that is, write about
something that is terribly significant to you-- the end of the
world, the beginning of the world, your death, your birth-- and
in the same poem write about something that is very
insignificant-- a leaf dropping, the sound of a footstep, the
telephone ringing, combing your hair. Don't say what your
emotions are, and don't try to make an obvious connection
between what is important and what isn't. Let them simply be
happening at the same time: "I heard something drop when
the world began." It may help if you think of it as having
happened a long time ago-- if you're thinking of another
century, you can probably calmly and objectively imagine both a
rose blooming and a volcano erupting. Great distances of time
and space make everything begin to even out.
Try using very short lines and very simple words. Use dashes
and extra capital letters if they seem inspiring. |