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Amanda Roth, “Poem Buried under the Floorboards”
This haunted poem is a beautiful demonstration of how dividing lines and sentences and words can be used to create an image. This form is also beautifully handled by Layli Long Soldier: Obligations 2. A Poem Buried Under the Floorboards by Amanda Roth
Catalog Poems or List Poems
The list or category poem is a poetic form that can be playful (as in those by Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky) or hauntingly powerful such as Patricia Smith’s “Siblings” (also listen to the recording!) and Chen Chen’s “When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Other People’s Possibilities.” Some list poems […]
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