Adventures of a Bookonaut: Post-it note poetry

Feb 3, 2013

Post-it note poetry–Burnt

Jodi Cleghorn and Adam Byatt have got a post-it note poetry thang going on for the month of February.

So yes, poor reader, I am going to inflict bad poetry on you. The rules are that it must fit on a post it note and ability and skill are optional.

Unfortunately I have no post-its at my disposal so you’ll just have to imagine my underdeveloped handwriting on paper and make do with the pixels.

So here’s my first, get your rotten tomatoes ready.

Burnt

Burnt.
A hint of smoke
wafting on gentle breeze.
Gum and wattle share a funeral pyre.
Summer.

My Apologies.

FYI – Time taken to construct 5 minutes arranging words, 10 minutes thinking about them while hanging the first load of washing.

EDIT: Post it and penwork provided by Jodi Cleghorn

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adampb 35p · 631 weeks ago

Great summer imagery, and right now, someone is burning off near my place so I'm getting full sensory enjoyment.
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SB Wright 110p · 631 weeks ago

For weeks I kept getting the faintest hint of bushfire through my window. Glad you get to experience the full sensory enjoyment

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wolfmama 41p · 631 weeks ago

Yay for joining in! We can all write bad poetry together. Prepare for lots of angst from me ;) .

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SB Wright 110p · 631 weeks ago

Lol poetry was built for angst :) Glad to be on board. Have been writing poetry all afternoon.
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raventracks 46p · 631 weeks ago

Well, there's always haiku, that fits on a post-it note.This one is close to haiku. :)
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SB Wright 110p · 631 weeks ago

It's based roughly on an Amercian Cinquain form, which IIRC grew out of interaction with the Japanese Haiku. From memory there's a strict number of stresses and syllables in those five lines. I haven't bothered too much with the stresses and the syllables don't follow the 24682 pattern exact. But then Shakespeare broke the rules too (not that I'm Shakespeare)
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jodicleghorn 25p · 631 weeks ago

From what I have read, haiku and senryu translate badly into English because of the rhythmic stress of English compared to the syllabic stress of Japanese.

At the end of the day its about having fun.

And even here, stuck in a capital city we've had our fair share of firey smells this summer. To go with the mouldering smell of rotting mud in the sun!

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SB Wright 110p · 631 weeks ago

I have some translations of Basho and have been thinking on how much rests on the poetic skill of the translator, and how much of the poem is a synthesis of two peoples skill.

I was doinf some more reading on the "inventor" of the American Cinquain - Adelaide Crapsey. Died age 36, but had penned a number of technical books on the Metrics of the english language.

But yes I err on the side of what is fun and what sounds pleasing to my ear.

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