The Magic of the Mundane - A Nice Reminder
I like the author’s comment about think of your list as “a journey”. Basically, that means everyday could be an adventure - the extraordinary in the mundane??? I like the inspiration from this.
Amplify’d from www.poewar.com
When it comes to poetry forms, the list poem is one of the most straightforward.
Of course, a list has to be something more than just a list to be a poem. A grocery list is just a grocery list unless it says something that the reader cares about. This is where the challenge comes in. You want your list poem to have meaning. One way to accomplish this is to think of the list as a journey, that there is a path each item on the list takes that ultimately leads to the final item. Another way to look at the list is as revelation. Each item reveals a little more about the poet or the subject until at the end you are left with a complete picture.Read more at www.poewar.com
