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
26/F/Baton Rouge, Louisiana
I am not alone in the world of poetry. Though at 2am, when I'm told I'm worthless, That's how it seems. Because I'm not a …
Johannesburg
Zeljka ( née Rosic) Clark, born 30/08/1092 in Herceg-Novi, Montenegro. Completed Medical School in Belgrade, former Yugoslavia. Arrived to South Africa, Cape Town in 1991. …
United Kingdom
I'm a musician and composer first (www.geoffmather.co.uk) and have written many songs. Lately I've begun memorising folk songs for unaccompanied performance, and I was invited …