Original poem reprinted online here: "A Servant, A Hanging, A Paper House" by Lucy Anderton Originally read: December 3, 2012 More information about the Poet: Lucy Anderton "It's the construction of the sentences, the flow of strangeness (in language, image, syntax, speed, and sounds) that attract me here." That's a lot to cover, but I'm thinking of the idea of adjectives in poetry. I've been taught to be weary of adjectives and adverbs in poetry. An image that might sound refreshing or has potential in a poem like "a bird waits" but can turn boring and cliche fast with the wrong adjective "a singing bird waits." Not saying that "singing bird" is boring...yes, it is. Note: please don't use these adj./noun combination in a poem "blossoming heart," "joyous earth", "delicious morsel", "broken heart" -- these combinations are cliche. So here's some interesting adj./noun c...
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