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Family No More
Old homestead,
boarded and old.
Left decaying,
family no more.
© 2011 Philip N. Carcione
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Author's Notes/Comments:
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Minimalism in Poetry
Minimalism was foreshadowed by several twentieth century movements that believed poetry should be more authentic, homespun, contemporary and accessible to the general public. As practiced today, minimalism may derive more from Dadaism, concrete poetry and haiku, and it certainly presents parallels to the visual arts. {1} {2} {3} {4} Minimalist poetry focuses on bare words or phrases, sometimes rearranging them on the page so that their most basic and individual properties disclose something unexpected about themselves.
Though slight in themselves, these little exercises can be thoughtful, entertaining and provocative, exploiting language as does all poetry.
