Battlestar Eclectic

Sarah Torribio and her right brain. Music. Musings. Writing. Style.

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I’m a writer with a background in journalism and a penchant for writing down my poetry, screenplays and random musing. I’m also a mom of two and die-hard rock ‘n roll fan.

American sentences by Sarah Torribio

April 12, 2022

The American sentence is a poetic form invented by beat poet Allen Ginsberg. It’s 17 syllables, one sentence, no line breaks. He felt it fit the cadences and colloquialisms of American English, and the country’s unique flavor better than traditional haiku.

‘Fall‘