Monday, January 11, 2016

DMC: "A Poem About Nothing" by Lee Bennett Hopkins





A POEM ABOUT NOTHING












© 2016 Lee Bennett Hopkins All rights reserved.


Douglas Florian has challenged us to write poems about nothing this month. Read his entire spotlight interview HERE.

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25 comments:

  1. Clearly this is why you make the big bucks, Lee. ;) Love those hidden nuances.

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  2. I'm sorry, I have nothing to say.

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  3. Perfectly captures the sound of one hand clapping.

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  4. I think it would help to hear you read it out loud.

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  5. The blank leaves so much for the imagination!

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  6. Perfect. What more is there to say?

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  7. It's really about the white space, isn't it?

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  8. It looks as though Lee is inspired by the Jose Garcia Villa school of minimalist poetry (The Emperor's New Sonnet).

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  9. Truly a poem worth memorizing. I'll be prepared for any random stuck-on-a-desert-island experience!

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    1. Actually, I'd prefer to be stuck on a dessert island, but that's beside the point.

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  10. BRILLIANT! Hahaha, I LOVE that guy. *snort*

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  11. White space is aces with me!
    Especially when it is created by Bennet Hopkins, Lee!

    This is a clever challenge from Doug Florian. And I'm all fluffled + fuzzed about his using Ogden Nash as a hopping off point for his new p.b.

    Appreciations to all 3 of you, bunnies.

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  12. I think I'll need several reams of paper to critique this.

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  13. Easy to memorize for the Poetry Out Loud competition!

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