Adventure Poet Suggestion 10
10. (a) Write a cento then a
centino using Walt Whitman but thinking about Anselm Hollo. Combine them as one
and then (b) send it in the mail to a friend with the instructions to cross out
the five worst lines. (c) Keep only those five lines as a short poem.
Tips
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If you do not know what a cento is, then visit the library.
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Do not take your friend’s cuts personally.
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If the poem sucks, try it over and over until you succeed.
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