by 12 members A 10 word poem has no restrictions other than it can only have 10 words. Recently, I sponsored a contest at another site, attempting to have many depart from their more verbose forms (I am very guilty of verbosity) and try a terse form such as this. Several rose to the challenge. Think William Carlos Williams, Red Wheel Barrow (a 16 word poem) when trying to get the smell and taste of this form.
by spysgrandson
I stand and speak And then I walk Are you happy With what I squawk
I'm a storyteller, and go to the spoken word evening at the mortal man pub. The poets are telling stories and they said I should try my hand at poetry, this is my first attempt...