It's not often that I post twice in one day, but this is a #karenrussell special :)
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I wrote this poem for @skyloverspoetry 's #skyloverwordlist prompt. When I saw the list, I was immediately intrigued by the word "lambent". I admit that I had to look it up, because I couldn't remember what it meant. The prompt instructed to choose three words or more, and I felt that I wanted to write a tritina. I chose two other words from the list that could both be used as nouns or verbs, giving me that much needed flexibilty. Another tip: emjambent is your best friend when writing in this form!
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The theme of the poem is inspired by "The Seagull Army Descends on Strong Beach", a story from the collection Vampires in the Lemon Grove. While it started out to be about seagulls, soon the imagery took on another meaning and ended up being about a group of people doing drugs on the beach. I guess that happened because I had chosen the word "needle" as one of the repeated words. Do you like this form, or do you find the repetition tedious?
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#poetry #poetsofig #poetryisart #poetryisnotdead #writersofinstagram #womenwhowritepoetry
If this poem reads familiar, it's because I posted it here before during NaPoWriMo earlier this year. It bears repeating though, or reposting. The poem is about voluntary extinction, an idea held by a small group of people who see it as the ultimate moral act and the only true way to "save the planet". Their argument is that humancentrism is what's destroying all other life, and that the human population needs culling. .
But to many people this idea is unthinkable, unspeakable. I'd love to hear what you think about this.
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🎨 Broken Bridge concept art of "The Last of Us" by Erick Pangilinan and Nate Wells (on Pintrest).
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#poetry #poetsofinstagram #poetryisalive #poetryislife #womenpoets #writersofinstagram #globalwarming #climatechange #extinction #morality #humancentrism
