Insert trope here—be discreet.
Try six beats and a rhyme.
Remember: Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
Continue with form above
Or craft a subtle conceit,
But avoid clichés like “blind love.”
Don’t forget: Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
Break meter with a poignant thought.
Pen a gaudy pun—be witty.
Correct the errors you’ve caught.
Now, submit to antiquity.
4 comments:
I was working on another poem last night, but woke up this morning and the title of this poem came to me. And then the refrain "Wash. Rinse. Repeat." came to me as well. I guess after reading your "ars poetica" poems I was inspired to write my own.
I'm thinking I could use another pun besides "gaudy" but I'm drawing a blank. Also, I liked the last line when I first came up with it, but I'm not too sure about it now.
I think that the last line is classic, and both that line and the refrain speak to the recyclability of today. We just assume that there is a form to make everything. A template for success. Good stuff.
I can't recall the name of the poem, but yours reminds me of a modern work that examined feminine conformity in a step-by-step procedural manner. The tone of the work resonated with me, and you carry a similar tone with great success.
I dig the refrain too: it reminds me of Bishop's "One Art," where she tries to convince herself the art of losing is not hard to master. Your speaker sounds just as skeptical about the validity of his/her own words. Another piece of Ars Poetica scrumptiousness. I'm going to label the three we have so far with their thematic similarities.
This was my favorite of the three you posted. To me it breaks down the traditional assumptions about form in poetics and the manipulation and manufacturing of the craft. Great use of tone.
PS- I hope all of you are doing well. Thanks for the invite.
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