STEP 2.8: Questions
December 9th, 2009
Louise Gluck’s poem “The Parable of the Hostages” (from MEADOWLANDS) hinges on, or gains its sense of progression from, several questions, my favorite of which is
–oh unanswerable
affliction of the human heart how to divide
the world’s beauty into acceptable
and unacceptable loves!
Write a poem centered on questions. Or composed entirely of questions. Or the last sentence or line of which is a question. Or that starts with a question.
It’s interesting that you would have this on the day I celebrate my birthday.
I just came across this in April and I did indeed write a poem consisting of nothing but questions in response to this prompt.
Copenator out!
Comment by Steve Cope — 04/07/2010 @ 6:28 AM