Battlestar Eclectic
Sarah Torribio and her right brain. Music. Musings. Writing. Style.
Category: writing
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Muse hibernates, output/ego wanes–time to honor others’ writing. –Sarah Torribio The American haiku 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. >>last post <<next post
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I wrote this poem who knows how long ago, perhaps well over a decade. I still feel the same way but I’ll add one caveat. Stanza 2 reads like a criticism of soldiers themselves. My beef is with warmongering politicians, etc. I ain’t got nothing to say to you– no bumper-sticket warrior fighting it out…
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Here’s what happened this weekend. I have been banned from Facebook forever, allegedly for posting inappropriate material regarding children. It’s preposterous. I’m a teacher and a mom. I post tiki art, poetry, flash fiction, the occasional think piece, political diatribe, indie fan girl musical post and once in a blue moon a pic of my…
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>>last post <<next post It’s interesting. For all its drawbacks, social media has tempted and challenged writers–everyone, really–to present their ideas in new formats. I’ve gone fast and in some case animated though, believe me, I have many long, time-consuming projects underway. My flash-fiction, epigrams etc. are usually just the fun stuff that comes out…