Decemeber 7th reading: Charles Bernstein's List of Potential Writing Experiments

Charles Bernstein's List of Potential Writing Experiments

I thought this list of 92 Potential Writing Experiments is great. I see some of the things on the list mentioned we have already done in this class. But, there were also a lot on the list we haven’t done yet for class. I especially thought that several of the experiments were something interesting to try, for instance; #17 Alphabet Poem, #33 Poems about things you’d want to say, but never would say, to parents, lover, sibling, child, teacher, roommate, best friend, mayor, president, or corporate CEO, etc., #55 Write a poem made up of questions, #56 Write a poem made up of directions, #66 Write a series of stanzas or poems while listening to music, #68 Write a poem made up entirely of excuses. I decided to write an Alphabet poem. See the results below.


#1 Alphabet Poem ( done in order of alphabet)

All burning candles dances each flames
Glowing holograms ignited joyously
Kept light marching not oblivious
Preserved quantities rest safe totally
Useless visions without x-ray yoked zealous




#2 Alphabet Poem (scrambled alphabet order)

Glowing zealous light totally
Visions x-ray preserved safe
Yoked useless without flames
Rest candles marching oblivious
Kept all ignited burning not joyously
Each quantities holograms dances