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
"You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better." -Anne …
Warwickshire - England
I love the freedom of expression poetry delivers, how it offers me pause to breathe...into the bargain I get the luxury to empty my head …
Poet by day, Better Poet by night. Born in Philadelphia and attending college at Rutgers University. My favorite poets are Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes. …