Shaun Tenzenmen’s prompt at The Skeptic’s Kaddish
An erasure poem
Erasure poetry, also known as blackout poetry, is a form of found poetry wherein a poet takes an existing text and erases, blacks out, or otherwise obscures a large portion of the text, creating a wholly new work from what remains.
Josie — “postcards uphold / rickety living” really moved me; it makes care feel both fragile and quietly heroic. I love how your erasure lets the weight of maintenance speak without explanation.
~David
Hi David – You always make such generous comments! Thanks for this one.
Great poem, Josie!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
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Josie, this one is good! Job well done!
I think all the credit is due to the quite wonderful U.A.Fanthorpe original!
This came out great! Nice job
Thanks. And your “The Poet and The Peasant” is pretty top notch stuff!
“My faulty jokes need gloss” 🤣 Certain this may have been said about me at one time or another. I also love ‘postcards uphold rickety living’, as if emails are anything better! Great write 👏
Thanks Shaun. You set a good challenge here. Lots of room to have lots of fun.
Josie, I love the erasure poem .you have created here. I’m sure Ursula would approve. 😊
Thanks. It’s fun to imagine such a kind and generous response. She wrote so many great poems – seems a shame to desecrate them!