I am reading Ordinary Genius by Kim Addonizio. I am going to try as many prompts as I can before the book is due back to the library. The first prompt was to write American Sentences, that is, haiku length sentences, that is, poems that are sentences that are 17 syllables. For more information, go to americansentences.com
I think if you are reading this, then you should not leave this page without leaving a sentence of your own.
anxiety dreams of cop cars pulling me over; woke up sweaty.
June makes me think of college and ex-girlfriends; maybe its all the roses.
Three concussions later I appreciate not having a headache.
Steaming whole milk for the first latte of the day, right shoulder still sore.
Home too late from work to make the pizza I had been craving all day.
Two boys playing Left For Dead instead of studying for their finals.
Giggling on the couch, reading the postcard you sent me from Chicago.
First heat of summer left me with a migraine and four pints of ice cream.
Yogurt, granola, and strawberries: breakfast in the car this morning.
Started to write a story at the register– blue pen on receipts.
First heat of summer left me with a migraine and four pints of ice cream.
(I’m fighting the urge to contextualize.)
I run – clothing drenched in sweat – from the heat and fear of my first race.
Comment by Erica — June 5, 2009 @ 11:38 pm