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Original poem reprinted online here: "Are All the Break-Ups in Your Poems Real?" by Aimee Nezhukumatathi l Originally read: June 26, 2013 More information about the Poet: Aimee Nezhukumatathil I envision this poem as an Italian sonnet.  not because of the fourteen lines, but because in the octave there's definitely a question (played with) and there's definitely an answer (serious in taking into consideration the humor). The title isn't the question though...even though it's in the form of a question.  "Are All the Break-Ups in Your Poems Real?"  Ah, this question and the cousins of this question, "Is that poem based on a real event?" or "how much do you put of yourself in your work?" The question is how far can the personal question go in regards to literary work.  The first lines represent straight-forward actions and scenes, "If by real you mean as real as a shark tooth stuck / in your heel, the wetness of a finished lolli...