Neither novel. Nor poem.
Yet sharing much with both.
A lovely hybrid form,
which catches people
at crucial moments of their lives
and snaps them.
A whole life in a few pages.
Huge dilemmas packed
Into a small moment
of belief.
Yet sharing much with both.
A lovely hybrid form,
which catches people
at crucial moments of their lives
and snaps them.
A whole life in a few pages.
Huge dilemmas packed
Into a small moment
of belief.
Of course you guessed the nature of the "lovely hybrid". Leon has some excellent quotes from writer Jackie Kay which you should engrave on your heart if you write in this form.
1 comment:
My word, I didn't realise one could concoct a poem out of the highlights of Jackie Kay's article. And it sounds good and reads well, too.
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