1
Only the reader
works at it. But the poet
created the work
by whiting out most of the
words. Nice work if you get it.
works at it. But the poet
created the work
by whiting out most of the
words. Nice work if you get it.
2
Too lazy to write
erasure poems—I’d have
to tediously
mark out lines and strings of words.
I’m way too jumpy for that.
erasure poems—I’d have
to tediously
mark out lines and strings of words.
I’m way too jumpy for that.
3
Erasure writing
would be meditative—like
bird watching—bird up
there hiding in the leaves.
OK, I'm out of here.
bird watching—bird up
there hiding in the leaves.
OK, I'm out of here.