Day 27

Prompt: On an unlined sheet of paper, or a screen that’s at least A5 in size, write a poem that looks like a sketch – with some deft lines and phrases, irregular indents, and ample use of the white space.

Today’s poem is here.

Today’s reading: ‘Narrative forms accumulate to form a sort of meta-story that everyone thinks is reality. And this meta- or mega-story has a life of its own that presses down on our psyches all the time. Some might call it ideology or false consciousness or whatever, but it’s spiritual too […]’ – Sharon Thesen. [This interview was at http://www.thecapilanoreview.ca/interview-with-sharon-thesen/, but trying to access the site in 2024 yielded security warnings, so proceed with caution]