Jack Collom

An Ecosystem of Writing Ideas
(continued)

I encourage experimental approaches (following Mother Nature's lead). Students have often, I think, invented new forms, or at least new formal modes:

                                                                 Whales ivory walrus
                                                              coral phylum coelenterata cult
                                                                scleractinia           gorgonia
                                                                    brain       star       fire
                                                                               nematocyst
                                                           black fin fan   tube   sponge   basket       porifera
                                                                      seals black sea cream
                                                                          tea leaves in teal stream
                                                                millions of minnows in silver
                                                                            negligees
                                                                      royal ribbon morays
                                                                             anemone
                                                            lemon     lilac     lily
                                                                                   emerald  sapphire  jade
                                                               interleafing coral cables in diamond lattice
                                                                       angels in striped pajamas
                                                                French           butterfly            queens
                                                          rosequartz candy in yellow cellophane wrapper
                                                            Tahiti starfish            seaworms
                                                                        cucumbers         elephants
                                                                squirrel fish      wild wedding veil
                                                           yolks - sun and moon - flounder globes
                                                                      seams   sugar sand
                                                               porpoise saxophones patterns around
                                                                          nurse shark tabernacles
                                                                   inset - vestibule for
                                                                             snapper        grouper        jacks
                                                               pisaster star
                                                                            little feather sister
                                                                         sea urchins with pedicellariae
                                                                                                  Carribbean buttercups
                                                                      celestial kelp
                                                                                   duster worms
                                                                                     hermit crabs and scallops
                                                                     Rays - round     butterfly     bat    true

—Resa Register

 

                                                                 "Silent Eyes"
                                                                   Ghost Smile

The words have no meaning,
but the song means,
Take it, I give it to you."
                                —Navajo

    Soft
          Footsteps

                                                Light
                                          Howl

                          COYOhohohohehehe
                          heyaheyaOhohohoh
                          eheheyaheyaOhoho
                          hheheDANCEheyahe
                          yaOhohohohhehehe
                          yaheyaOhohohohhe
                          heheyaheyaOhohTE

On
      Dirt

                                      Earthen
                                                Ground

                   Deep
              River

                   Dry
                         Tears

                          CROhohohohhehehe
                          heyaheyaOhohohoh
                          heheheSOAKyaheya
                          Ohohohohheheheya
                          heyaheyaOhohohoW

In
    Dirt

                                      Earthen
                                                Ground

—Mike Lees

 

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