01-16-2017, 05:33 AM
To me, a poem's degree of compression determines its "length" and often vice versa (i.e. the measure of meaning from a literal measure of words).
Dickinson, Basho, Creeley, Armantrout — these poets exemplify this, despite not penning the "shortest" of poems.
Although, like the initial post showed, there is also minimalist and visual poetry, which typically use deconstructive and/or optical (non-literary) approaches to composition. For example, Robert Grenier's handwriting or George Swede's disassembled words.
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Similar tendencies can be traced back to the literary/multimedia experiments of the Dadaists and Futurists.
Dickinson, Basho, Creeley, Armantrout — these poets exemplify this, despite not penning the "shortest" of poems.
Although, like the initial post showed, there is also minimalist and visual poetry, which typically use deconstructive and/or optical (non-literary) approaches to composition. For example, Robert Grenier's handwriting or George Swede's disassembled words.
Quote:"Missing" by George Swede
M SS NG
Thiiief!
Similar tendencies can be traced back to the literary/multimedia experiments of the Dadaists and Futurists.
“Nature is a haunted house—but Art—is a house that tries to be haunted.” - Emily Dickinson