Tuesday poem #407 : Michael Edwards : Process

 

 

Frontier of the notebook is the leading
             edge. A prime location to push
forward with disembodied heads 

of poems. Line sharks, Leviathans
             undiscovered consonants to obliterate
and alliterate. Concentrate now. 

Ars Poetica. Ours is the poetics of paint
             on canvas. Under-paint, stand back
look askance head cocked finger 

on the trigger. Pick off words
             with a pea shooter. Put and eye
out. Rubbish removal for 

pungent phrases, rotten cliches
             polluting the page. Clutter be gone.
Marie Kondo do these words 

bring you joy? Have I used them lately?
             Only failure here. Doom Here. Purge
and ascend. Purgatorio to Paradiso. 

 

 

 

Michael Edwards is a poet, writer and busy dad living in Vancouver, BC on traditional, unceded Musqueam territories. A graduate of The Writer’s Studio at SFU (2020), he has been published in various online journals including Talking Strawberries, Cypress, Cabinet of Heed and Headline Poetry. Michael is also the founding editor of Red Alder Review, an online publication focused on building connections between writers and the wider community. // Twitter: @michaelwrites1

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