Not that I don't like "True to Life," but what happened to "True Grit"? The one that went like this:
Grit's what's writ-- Not rote, nitwit.
It made me think of another favorite poet of mine, Bill Knott. A copious collection of his short-to-very-short poems can be found here, and you might get a kick out of his riffs on Basho's frog poem here.
As they used to say way back then (or was that when?)--"Back by popular demand!" Thanks for taking the time to comment and send links--much appreciated!
Not that I don't like "True to Life," but what happened to "True Grit"? The one that went like this:
ReplyDeleteGrit's what's writ--
Not rote, nitwit.
It made me think of another favorite poet of mine, Bill Knott. A copious collection of his short-to-very-short poems can be found here, and you might get a kick out of his riffs on Basho's frog poem here.
Cheers!
Yes, knott that I mind, but “True Grit” was a great teaser.
ReplyDeleteThirty-one translations of Furu ike ya — you’ve probably seen them.
I actually used those 31 translations in my poetry class to talk about revision—the dangers and rewards of it....
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed all your recent poems on the blog. "True to Life" is one of my favorites!
ReplyDeleteJ, W, J, J--
ReplyDeleteAs they used to say way back then (or was that when?)--"Back by popular demand!" Thanks for taking the time to comment and send links--much appreciated!