it was a lot like riding a bicycle
not on a mission
muscles burning
and out of breath
but around in circles
zig-zag
with neighborhood kids
legs pumping gently
for hours in the evening
until all our moms
called us back inside
it was a lot like the feeling
laying in bed that night
motionless
but feeling as though your legs
were still moving
it was a lot like your body
continuing to pedal
or so thought your brain
as you fell asleep
but when you awoke
you remembered the evening before
but mostly in a very factual way
there were new things to be done
and you were in no danger
of forgetting how to ride a bike
Changing the way we look at poetry since 2007
"pull my finger"
Stray is a collective of people who want to revolutionize the state of poetry in the world today. The idea behind this is that the practice and celebration of poetry has become stale and limited only to people in academics (who pay lots of money to write about poetry) or published poets (who get paid lots of money to write poetry). This is not true. There is no such thing as a professional poet. Our poems cannot be bought and sold. There is no form of capital or elitism that can be applied to human expression. Stray seeks to revitalize this ancient art form and bring the power of composing back to the common people through a variety of methods. Most of these methods will not be nonviolent. Load your poetry guns and lob your poetry grenades. Stray is the new word revolution.
No comments:
Post a Comment