Hey friends.
What are your opinions about very minimal poetry. I don't mean some of the stuff we see nowadays on Instagram, which I would say 99% could be classed as phrases rather than poems.
I'm talking about things such as modern haiku or other short poems.
I'm quite a fan of haiku and have been thinking about reducing them down to the bare essentials, maybe even to the extent of only nouns and adjectives, three lines two words per line.
What are your thoughts?
Poetry or cop out?
I'll leave you one of mine as example.
Empty class
open dictionary
unusual word .
I think there is absolutely a place for micro poetry. Again, not insta statements, but we’ll considered layered micro poems can be incredibly impactful. It is my hope that micro poems will one day push aside the insta statements.
a couple years ago I was playing around with the idea of Instagram, haikus and tankas and I wanted to attempt to make my own poetry form that speaks of and to the 21st century. Something instant, to the point, quick and convenient and yet was still crafted, thought provoking and artistic.
I invented the Simplex Metre. I don’t know if it really works because I only ever played with it myself but it consists of 3 lines: first line is a singular word of 2 syllables, and the same for the second line. Then the third line is two words of one syllable.
So off the cuff something like:
Crumbled.
Broken.
Split heart.
Was just a bit of fun, but this reminded me of some very experimental times!
Big up the micro! Hehe