HippoCamp 2015 Recap: Review of the Breakout Session Nonfictitious Poetry

[This is a guest blog post, or poem rather, by attendee Meryl Baer.]

 

Review of the Breakout Session Nonfictitious Poetry

With apologies to Viannah

viannha's poetry prose session

Beret-wearing intellectuals

consuming coffee,

washing down wine,

doing drugs

voicing their poetry.

 

We read, we listen,

We discuss, but

Non-poets are

Paralyzed

at the thought of

Writing poetry.

 

Tentatively stepping into the salon

Seeking guidance, uncertain

Yet interested,

We wonder

What this is all about.

 

Can we do this?

 

We smile warily

Willing to try.

No pressure, no grade, no criticism.

 

Found poetry

Blackout poetry

We can do this!

 

Stretching,

Reaching,

Writing.

 

Poetry.